Q: Is 23,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,472 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 23472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 163 326 489 652 978 1,304 1,467 1,956 2,608 2,934 3,912 5,868 7,824 11,736 and 23,472, with no remainder.

Since 23,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,472, 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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