Q: Is 896 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 896 is not a prime number.

Why is 896 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 896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 448 and 896, with no remainder.

Since 896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896, it is not a prime number.


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