Q: Is 23,743 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 23,743 is a prime number.

Why is 23,743 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 23743 can be evenly divided by 1 and 23,743, with no remainder.

Since 23,743 can be divided by just 1 and 23,743, it is a prime number.

Number	23,741	23,742	23,744	23,745
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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