Q: Is 398,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,898 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 398898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 83 89 166 178 249 267 498 534 747 801 1,494 1,602 2,241 2,403 4,482 4,806 7,387 14,774 22,161 44,322 66,483 132,966 199,449 and 398,898, with no remainder.

Since 398,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,898, 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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