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Is 23 a prime or composite number?
Is 23 a prime or composite number?
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The correct option is A Prime number
23 is not divisible by 2 or 3.
On checking divisibility with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, we find that 23 is not divisible by either of them and thus, it is a prime number.
23 is not divisible by 2 or 3.
On checking divisibility with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, we find that 23 is not divisible by either of them and thus, it is a prime number.
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