Q: Is 23,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,376 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 23376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 487 974 1,461 1,948 2,922 3,896 5,844 7,792 11,688 and 23,376, with no remainder.

Since 23,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,376, 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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