Q: Is 288,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 288,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 288,002 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 288002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 19 22 26 38 53 106 143 209 247 286 418 494 583 689 1,007 1,166 1,378 2,014 2,717 5,434 7,579 11,077 13,091 15,158 22,154 26,182 144,001 and 288,002, with no remainder.

Since 288,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 288,002, 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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