Q: Is 288,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 288,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 288,848 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 288848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,579 5,158 10,316 18,053 20,632 36,106 41,264 72,212 144,424 and 288,848, with no remainder.

Since 288,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 288,848, 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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