Q: Is 224,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 224,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 224,998 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 224998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 62 191 382 589 1,178 3,629 5,921 7,258 11,842 112,499 and 224,998, with no remainder.

Since 224,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,998, 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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