Q: Is 28,723,167 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 28,723,167 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,723,167 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 28723167 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 297 891 32,237 96,711 290,133 354,607 870,399 1,063,821 2,611,197 3,191,463 9,574,389 and 28,723,167, with no remainder.

Since 28,723,167 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,723,167, 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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