Q: Is 108,997,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 108,997,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 108,997,998 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 108997998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 106 159 318 342,761 685,522 1,028,283 2,056,566 18,166,333 36,332,666 54,498,999 and 108,997,998, with no remainder.

Since 108,997,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 108,997,998, 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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