Q: Is 23,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,520 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 23520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 96 98 105 112 120 140 147 160 168 196 210 224 240 245 280 294 336 392 420 480 490 560 588 672 735 784 840 980 1,120 1,176 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,960 2,352 2,940 3,360 3,920 4,704 5,880 7,840 11,760 and 23,520, with no remainder.

Since 23,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,520, 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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