Q: Is 982,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 982,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 982,498 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 982498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 37 71 74 142 187 374 407 629 781 814 1,207 1,258 1,562 2,414 2,627 5,254 6,919 13,277 13,838 26,554 28,897 44,659 57,794 89,318 491,249 and 982,498, with no remainder.

Since 982,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,498, 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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