Q: Is 23,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,460 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 23460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 23 30 34 46 51 60 68 69 85 92 102 115 138 170 204 230 255 276 340 345 391 460 510 690 782 1,020 1,173 1,380 1,564 1,955 2,346 3,910 4,692 5,865 7,820 11,730 and 23,460, with no remainder.

Since 23,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,460, 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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