Q: Is 598,599 a Prime Number?

A: No, 598,599 is not a prime number.

Why is 598,599 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 598599 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 227 293 681 879 2,043 2,637 66,511 199,533 and 598,599, with no remainder.

Since 598,599 cannot be divided by just 1 and 598,599, it is not a prime number.

Number	598,597	598,598	598,600	598,601
Prime?	no	no	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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