Q: Is 28,899 a Prime Number?

A: No, 28,899 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,899 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 28899 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 19 39 57 117 169 171 247 507 741 1,521 2,223 3,211 9,633 and 28,899, with no remainder.

Since 28,899 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,899, it is not a prime number.

Number	28,897	28,898	28,900	28,901
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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