Q: Is 23,472,975 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,472,975 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,472,975 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 23472975 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 47 75 141 235 705 1,175 3,525 6,659 19,977 33,295 99,885 166,475 312,973 499,425 938,919 1,564,865 4,694,595 7,824,325 and 23,472,975, with no remainder.

Since 23,472,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,472,975, 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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