Q: Is 23,431,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,431,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,431,422 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 23431422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 557,891 1,115,782 1,673,673 3,347,346 3,905,237 7,810,474 11,715,711 and 23,431,422, with no remainder.

Since 23,431,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,431,422, 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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