Q: Is 118,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,898 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 118898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 221 269 442 538 3,497 4,573 6,994 9,146 59,449 and 118,898, with no remainder.

Since 118,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,898, it is not a prime number.


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