Q: Is 24,173,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,173,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,173,023 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 24173023 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 49 89 161 241 623 1,127 1,687 2,047 4,361 5,543 11,809 14,329 21,449 38,801 100,303 150,143 271,607 493,327 1,051,001 3,453,289 and 24,173,023, with no remainder.

Since 24,173,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,173,023, 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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