Q: Is 798,588 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 798,588 is not a prime number.

Why is 798,588 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 798588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 3,169 6,338 9,507 12,676 19,014 22,183 28,521 38,028 44,366 57,042 66,549 88,732 114,084 133,098 199,647 266,196 399,294 and 798,588, with no remainder.

Since 798,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 798,588, 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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