Q: Is 23,708,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,708,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,708,500 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 23708500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 47,417 94,834 189,668 237,085 474,170 948,340 1,185,425 2,370,850 4,741,700 5,927,125 11,854,250 and 23,708,500, with no remainder.

Since 23,708,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,708,500, 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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