Q: Is 23,509,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,509,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,509,038 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 23509038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 559,739 1,119,478 1,679,217 3,358,434 3,918,173 7,836,346 11,754,519 and 23,509,038, with no remainder.

Since 23,509,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,509,038, 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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