Q: Is 983,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 983,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 983,538 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 983538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 101 202 303 541 606 909 1,082 1,623 1,818 3,246 4,869 9,738 54,641 109,282 163,923 327,846 491,769 and 983,538, with no remainder.

Since 983,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 983,538, 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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