Q: Is 23,476,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,476,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,476,792 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 23476792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 173 346 692 1,384 16,963 33,926 67,852 135,704 2,934,599 5,869,198 11,738,396 and 23,476,792, with no remainder.

Since 23,476,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,476,792, 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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