Q: Is 23,553,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,553,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,553,002 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 23553002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 719 1,438 1,489 2,978 7,909 15,818 16,379 32,758 1,070,591 2,141,182 11,776,501 and 23,553,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,553,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,553,002, 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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