Q: Is 3,588 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,588 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,588 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 3588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 23 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 138 156 276 299 598 897 1,196 1,794 and 3,588, with no remainder.

Since 3,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,588, it is not a prime number.


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

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