Q: Is 23,740,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,740,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,740,017 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 23740017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 93 217 651 36,467 109,401 255,269 765,807 1,130,477 3,391,431 7,913,339 and 23,740,017, with no remainder.

Since 23,740,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,740,017, 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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