Q: Is 23,836 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,836 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 23836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 101 118 202 236 404 5,959 11,918 and 23,836, with no remainder.

Since 23,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,836, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,834	23,835	23,837	23,838
Prime?	no	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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