Q: Is 23,512,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,512,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,512,509 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 23512509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 97 207 291 873 1,171 2,231 3,513 6,693 10,539 20,079 26,933 80,799 113,587 242,397 340,761 1,022,283 2,612,501 7,837,503 and 23,512,509, with no remainder.

Since 23,512,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,512,509, 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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