Q: Is 83,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 83,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,898 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 83898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 79 118 158 177 237 354 474 531 711 1,062 1,422 4,661 9,322 13,983 27,966 41,949 and 83,898, with no remainder.

Since 83,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,898, 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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