Q: Is 70,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 70,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,498 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 70498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 101 202 349 698 35,249 and 70,498, with no remainder.

Since 70,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	70,496	70,497	70,499	70,500
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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