Q: Is 398,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,948 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 398948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 9,067 18,134 36,268 99,737 199,474 and 398,948, with no remainder.

Since 398,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,948, 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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