Q: Is 23,741,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,741,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,741,523 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 23741523 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 131 393 1,179 1,549 1,703 4,647 5,109 13,941 15,327 20,137 60,411 181,233 202,919 608,757 1,826,271 2,637,947 7,913,841 and 23,741,523, with no remainder.

Since 23,741,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,741,523, 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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