Q: Is 97,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,999 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 97999 can be evenly divided by 1 11 59 151 649 1,661 8,909 and 97,999, with no remainder.

Since 97,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,999, 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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