Q: Is 23,646 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,646 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,646 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 23646 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 563 1,126 1,689 3,378 3,941 7,882 11,823 and 23,646, with no remainder.

Since 23,646 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,646, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,644	23,645	23,647	23,648
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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