What times what equals 23 that is not 23 x 1?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, you're hitting me with the math questions now? Alright, alright, so 23 is a Prime number, which means it can only be divided by 1 and itself. So, technically, the only way to get 23 without multiplying by 1 is just 23 x 1. Math can be a real buzzkill sometimes, huh?

Answer 2

There are two ways to do it with whole numbers:

(23) x (1)

and

(-23) x (-1).

If you want more ways to do it, you have to use fractions or decimals, and then

there are an infinite number of more ways to do it. Here are a few:

11.5 x 2 = 23

5.75 x 4 = 23

5 x 4.6 = 23

0.5 x 46 = 23

2.3 x 10 = 23

3 x 72/3 = 23

6.9 x 31/3 = 23