Q: Is 23,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,842 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 23842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 131 182 262 917 1,703 1,834 3,406 11,921 and 23,842, with no remainder.

Since 23,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,842, 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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