Q: Is 359,608 a Prime Number?

A: No, 359,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,608 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 359608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 79 158 316 569 632 1,138 2,276 4,552 44,951 89,902 179,804 and 359,608, with no remainder.

Since 359,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,608, it is not a prime number.

Number	359,606	359,607	359,609	359,610
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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