23

23 is a prime number. Like all primes greater than two, it is odd and has no factors apart from itself and one.

What does the number 23 look like?

As a prime, it is not composed of any other numbers and has no internal structure.

23 is a prime number. Like all primes (except two), it is an odd number.

Prime factorization of 23:

23

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 23 from the Numbermatics database.


Names of 23

  • Cardinal: 23 can be written as Twenty-three.

Scientific notation

  • Scientific notation: 2.3 × 101

Factors of 23

  • Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 1
  • Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 1
  • Sum of prime factors: 23

Divisors of 23

  • Number of divisors d(n): 2
  • Complete list of divisors:
    1 23
  • Sum of all divisors σ(n): 24
  • Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 1
  • 23 is a deficient number, because the sum of its proper divisors (1) is less than itself. Its deficiency is 22

Bases of 23

  • Binary: 101112
  • Hexadecimal: 0x17
  • Base-36: N

Squares and roots of 23

  • 23 squared (232) is 529
  • 23 cubed (233) is 12167
  • The square root of 23 is 4.7958315233
  • The cube root of 23 is 2.8438669799

Scales and comparisons

How big is 23?
  • A cube with a volume of 23 cubic inches would be around 0.2 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 23

  • 23 backwards is 32
  • The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
  • The sum of 23's digits is 5
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