Q: Is 23,698 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,698 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,698 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 23698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 41 82 289 578 697 1,394 11,849 and 23,698, with no remainder.

Since 23,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,698, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,696	23,697	23,699	23,700
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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