Q: Is 28,797 a Prime Number?

A: No, 28,797 is not a prime number.

Why is 28,797 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 28797 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 331 993 9,599 and 28,797, with no remainder.

Since 28,797 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,797, it is not a prime number.

Number	28,795	28,796	28,798	28,799
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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