Q: Is 398,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,848 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 398848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 41 64 76 82 128 152 164 256 304 328 512 608 656 779 1,216 1,312 1,558 2,432 2,624 3,116 4,864 5,248 6,232 9,728 10,496 12,464 20,992 24,928 49,856 99,712 199,424 and 398,848, with no remainder.

Since 398,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,848, 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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