Q: Is 689,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 689,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 689,948 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 689948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 287 574 601 1,148 1,202 2,404 4,207 8,414 16,828 24,641 49,282 98,564 172,487 344,974 and 689,948, with no remainder.

Since 689,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 689,948, it is not a prime number.


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