Q: Is 23,504,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,504,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,504,008 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 23504008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 121 242 484 968 24,281 48,562 97,124 194,248 267,091 534,182 1,068,364 2,136,728 2,938,001 5,876,002 11,752,004 and 23,504,008, with no remainder.

Since 23,504,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,504,008, 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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