Q: Is 88,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,298 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 88298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 49 53 98 106 119 238 371 742 833 901 1,666 1,802 2,597 5,194 6,307 12,614 44,149 and 88,298, with no remainder.

Since 88,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,298, 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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