Q: Is 28,179 a Prime Number?

A: No, 28,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,179 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 28179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 93 101 279 303 909 3,131 9,393 and 28,179, with no remainder.

Since 28,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,179, it is not a prime number.

Number	28,177	28,178	28,180	28,181
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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