Q: Is 23,708,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,708,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,708,502 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 23708502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 73 146 219 438 657 1,314 18,043 36,086 54,129 108,258 162,387 324,774 1,317,139 2,634,278 3,951,417 7,902,834 11,854,251 and 23,708,502, with no remainder.

Since 23,708,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,708,502, 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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