Q: Is 98,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,200 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 98200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 491 982 1,964 2,455 3,928 4,910 9,820 12,275 19,640 24,550 49,100 and 98,200, with no remainder.

Since 98,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,200, it is not a prime number.


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