Q: Is 23,002 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,002 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 23002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 53 62 106 217 371 434 742 1,643 3,286 11,501 and 23,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,002, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,000	23,001	23,003	23,004
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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