Q: Is 281,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 281,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 281,008 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 281008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 52 56 91 104 112 182 193 208 364 386 728 772 1,351 1,456 1,544 2,509 2,702 3,088 5,018 5,404 10,036 10,808 17,563 20,072 21,616 35,126 40,144 70,252 140,504 and 281,008, with no remainder.

Since 281,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,008, 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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