Q: Is 98,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,000 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 98000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 125 140 175 196 200 245 250 280 350 392 400 490 500 560 700 784 875 980 1,000 1,225 1,400 1,750 1,960 2,000 2,450 2,800 3,500 3,920 4,900 6,125 7,000 9,800 12,250 14,000 19,600 24,500 49,000 and 98,000, with no remainder.

Since 98,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,000, 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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