Q: Is 23,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,985 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 23985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 41 45 65 117 123 195 205 369 533 585 615 1,599 1,845 2,665 4,797 7,995 and 23,985, with no remainder.

Since 23,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,985, 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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