Q: Is 88,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,998 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 88998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 163 182 273 326 489 546 978 1,141 2,119 2,282 3,423 4,238 6,357 6,846 12,714 14,833 29,666 44,499 and 88,998, with no remainder.

Since 88,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,998, 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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