Q: Is 23,055 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,055 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 23055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 53 87 145 159 265 435 795 1,537 4,611 7,685 and 23,055, with no remainder.

Since 23,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,055, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,053	23,054	23,056	23,057
Prime?	yes	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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