Q: Is 23,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,800 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 23800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 40 50 56 68 70 85 100 119 136 140 170 175 200 238 280 340 350 425 476 595 680 700 850 952 1,190 1,400 1,700 2,380 2,975 3,400 4,760 5,950 11,900 and 23,800, with no remainder.

Since 23,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,800, it is not a prime number.


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