Q: Is 23,691 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,691 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,691 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 23691 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 149 159 447 7,897 and 23,691, with no remainder.

Since 23,691 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,691, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,689	23,690	23,692	23,693
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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