Q: Is 26,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 26,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 26,962 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 26962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 61 122 221 442 793 1,037 1,586 2,074 13,481 and 26,962, with no remainder.

Since 26,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,962, 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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