Q: Is 23,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,946 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 23946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 307 614 921 1,842 3,991 7,982 11,973 and 23,946, with no remainder.

Since 23,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,946, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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