Q: Is 28,504 a Prime Number?

A: No, 28,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,504 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 28504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 509 1,018 2,036 3,563 4,072 7,126 14,252 and 28,504, with no remainder.

Since 28,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,504, it is not a prime number.

Number	28,502	28,503	28,505	28,506
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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