Q: Is 204,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,498 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 204498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 541 1,082 1,623 3,246 3,787 4,869 7,574 9,738 11,361 14,607 22,722 29,214 34,083 68,166 102,249 and 204,498, with no remainder.

Since 204,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,498, 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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