Q: Is 28,279 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 28,279 is a prime number.

Why is 28,279 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 28279 can be evenly divided by 1 and 28,279, with no remainder.

Since 28,279 can be divided by just 1 and 28,279, it is a prime number.

Number	28,277	28,278	28,280	28,281
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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