Q: Is 23,459,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,459,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,459,002 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 23459002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 191 217 283 382 434 566 1,337 1,981 2,674 3,962 5,921 8,773 11,842 17,546 41,447 54,053 61,411 82,894 108,106 122,822 378,371 756,742 1,675,643 3,351,286 11,729,501 and 23,459,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,459,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,459,002, 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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