Q: Is 359,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 359,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,008 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 359008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 104 208 416 863 1,726 3,452 6,904 11,219 13,808 22,438 27,616 44,876 89,752 179,504 and 359,008, with no remainder.

Since 359,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,008, 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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