Q: Is 2,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,968 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 2968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 53 56 106 212 371 424 742 1,484 and 2,968, with no remainder.

Since 2,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,968, it is not a prime number.


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