Q: Is 24,232,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,232,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,232,023 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 24232023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 227 261 409 681 1,227 2,043 3,681 6,583 11,861 19,749 35,583 59,247 92,843 106,749 278,529 835,587 2,692,447 8,077,341 and 24,232,023, with no remainder.

Since 24,232,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,232,023, 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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