Q: Is 98,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,072 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 98072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 23 26 41 46 52 82 92 104 164 184 299 328 533 598 943 1,066 1,196 1,886 2,132 2,392 3,772 4,264 7,544 12,259 24,518 49,036 and 98,072, with no remainder.

Since 98,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,072, 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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