Q: Is 23,739,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,739,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,739,023 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 23739023 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 29 77 203 319 2,233 10,631 74,417 116,941 308,299 818,587 2,158,093 3,391,289 and 23,739,023, with no remainder.

Since 23,739,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,739,023, 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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