Q: Is 23,457,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,457,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,457,789 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 23457789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 127 381 1,143 3,429 6,841 20,523 61,569 184,707 868,807 2,606,421 7,819,263 and 23,457,789, with no remainder.

Since 23,457,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,457,789, 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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