Q: Is 23,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,001 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 23001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 41 51 123 187 451 561 697 1,353 2,091 7,667 and 23,001, with no remainder.

Since 23,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	22,999	23,000	23,002	23,003
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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