Q: Is 23,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,700 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 23700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 79 100 150 158 237 300 316 395 474 790 948 1,185 1,580 1,975 2,370 3,950 4,740 5,925 7,900 11,850 and 23,700, with no remainder.

Since 23,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,700, 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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