Q: Is 23,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,040 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 23040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 256 288 320 360 384 480 512 576 640 720 768 960 1,152 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,920 2,304 2,560 2,880 3,840 4,608 5,760 7,680 11,520 and 23,040, with no remainder.

Since 23,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,040, it is not a prime number.


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