Q: Is 23,979,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,979,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,979,709 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 23979709 can be evenly divided by 1 13 31 157 379 403 2,041 4,867 4,927 11,749 59,503 63,271 152,737 773,539 1,844,593 and 23,979,709, with no remainder.

Since 23,979,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,979,709, 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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