Is 23 a prime number?

23 is a prime number and on the prime factorization of 23, we get only 1 and 23 as the factor of 23. And, also it contains exactly two factors, which is 1 and 23, where it is known as prime number.

If a number to be prime, it has to meet the following criteria:

The number must hold only 2 divisors when divided.

The factors should be number 1 and itself only. Listed below are some methods to find out whether a particular number is prime or composite?
 

In the counting divisors method, list the divisors of the given number and check if the number, to be considered prime, satisfies the two criteria.

The counting divisors method for 23 would simply be

Divisors of 23=1,23.

Number of divisors=2

The number 23, hence, can be considered prime.
 

In divisibility method, the prime number only has 2 divisors, which are 1 and itself. There is no specific divisibility check for the number 23 other than checking if it is divisible by 1 and 23.
 

List the prime number chart up to 30.

The prime numbers from 1 to 30 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23. By keeping a note of the chart like above, we can easily determine if a number is prime or not.

Prime factorization is only applicable to non-prime numbers/composite numbers. Since 23 has no other factor than 1 and 23, it cannot be factored into smaller prime numbers.
 

• Prime Number: A number which has only two divisors, that to be 1 and the other is the number itself.

• Composite Number: In mathematics, composite numbers are numbers that should have more than two factors, which is 1 and itself.

• Prime Factorization: In simple terms, prime factorization is a process of writing all numbers as a product of prime.