Q: Is 28,940 a Prime Number?

A: No, 28,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,940 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 28940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,447 2,894 5,788 7,235 14,470 and 28,940, with no remainder.

Since 28,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,940, it is not a prime number.

Number	28,938	28,939	28,941	28,942
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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