Q: Is 68,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 68,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 68,608 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 68608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 67 128 134 256 268 512 536 1,024 1,072 2,144 4,288 8,576 17,152 34,304 and 68,608, with no remainder.

Since 68,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,608, 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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