Q: Is 1,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,008 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 1008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 and 1,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,008, it is not a prime number.


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