Q: Is 2,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,223 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 2223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 19 39 57 117 171 247 741 and 2,223, with no remainder.

Since 2,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,223, it is not a prime number.


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