Q: Is 28,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 28,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,496 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 28496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 137 208 274 548 1,096 1,781 2,192 3,562 7,124 14,248 and 28,496, with no remainder.

Since 28,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,496, 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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