Q: Is 38,198 a Prime Number?

A: No, 38,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,198 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 38198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 269 538 19,099 and 38,198, with no remainder.

Since 38,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,198, it is not a prime number.

Number	38,196	38,197	38,199	38,200
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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