Q: Is 23,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,140 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 23140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 89 130 178 260 356 445 890 1,157 1,780 2,314 4,628 5,785 11,570 and 23,140, with no remainder.

Since 23,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,140, 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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