Q: Is 28,709,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 28,709,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,709,248 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 28709248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 224,291 448,582 897,164 1,794,328 3,588,656 7,177,312 14,354,624 and 28,709,248, with no remainder.

Since 28,709,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,709,248, 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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