Q: Is 28,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 28,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,998 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 28998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 179 358 537 1,074 1,611 3,222 4,833 9,666 14,499 and 28,998, with no remainder.

Since 28,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,998, 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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