Q: Is 606,123,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 606,123,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 606,123,423 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 606123423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 53 153 159 477 901 2,703 8,109 74,747 224,241 672,723 1,270,699 3,812,097 3,961,591 11,436,291 11,884,773 35,654,319 67,347,047 202,041,141 and 606,123,423, with no remainder.

Since 606,123,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 606,123,423, 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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