Q: Is 23,872 a Prime Number?

A: No, 23,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,872 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 23872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 373 746 1,492 2,984 5,968 11,936 and 23,872, with no remainder.

Since 23,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,872, it is not a prime number.

Number	23,870	23,871	23,873	23,874
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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