Q: Is 23,747,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,747,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,747,508 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 23747508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 659,653 1,319,306 1,978,959 2,638,612 3,957,918 5,936,877 7,915,836 11,873,754 and 23,747,508, with no remainder.

Since 23,747,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,747,508, 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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