Q: Is 982,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 982,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 982,852 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 982852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 41 52 82 164 461 533 922 1,066 1,844 2,132 5,993 11,986 18,901 23,972 37,802 75,604 245,713 491,426 and 982,852, with no remainder.

Since 982,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,852, 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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