Q: Is 23,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,720 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 23720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 593 1,186 2,372 2,965 4,744 5,930 11,860 and 23,720, with no remainder.

Since 23,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,720, it is not a prime number.


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