Q: Is 23,857 a Prime Number?
A: Yes, 23,857 is a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 23857 can be evenly divided by 1 and 23,857, with no remainder.
Since 23,857 can be divided by just 1 and 23,857, it is a prime number.