Q: Is 88,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,888 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 88888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 271 328 542 1,084 2,168 11,111 22,222 44,444 and 88,888, with no remainder.

Since 88,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,888, it is not a prime number.


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Number 88,88688,88788,88988,890
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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