Q: Is 28,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 28,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,424 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 28424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 19 22 34 38 44 68 76 88 136 152 187 209 323 374 418 646 748 836 1,292 1,496 1,672 2,584 3,553 7,106 14,212 and 28,424, with no remainder.

Since 28,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,424, it is not a prime number.


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