Q: Is 23,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,480 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 23480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 587 1,174 2,348 2,935 4,696 5,870 11,740 and 23,480, with no remainder.

Since 23,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,480, 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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