Q: Is 23,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,976 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 23976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 37 54 72 74 81 108 111 148 162 216 222 296 324 333 444 648 666 888 999 1,332 1,998 2,664 2,997 3,996 5,994 7,992 11,988 and 23,976, with no remainder.

Since 23,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,976, it is not a prime number.


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