Q: Is 666,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 666,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 666,998 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 666998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 167 334 1,997 3,994 333,499 and 666,998, with no remainder.

Since 666,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 666,998, it is not a prime number.


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Number 666,996666,997666,999667,000
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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