Q: Is 23,606,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,606,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,606,602 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 23606602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 193 386 2,659 4,439 5,318 8,878 61,157 122,314 513,187 1,026,374 11,803,301 and 23,606,602, with no remainder.

Since 23,606,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,606,602, 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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