Q: Is 56,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,888 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 56888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 547 1,094 2,188 4,376 7,111 14,222 28,444 and 56,888, with no remainder.

Since 56,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,888, 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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