Q: Is 23,430,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,430,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,430,998 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 23430998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 683 1,009 1,366 2,018 11,611 17,153 23,222 34,306 689,147 1,378,294 11,715,499 and 23,430,998, with no remainder.

Since 23,430,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,430,998, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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