Q: Is 23,170 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,170 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 23170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 331 662 1,655 2,317 3,310 4,634 11,585 and 23,170, with no remainder.

Since 23,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,170, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,168	23,169	23,171	23,172
Prime?	no	no	no	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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