Q: Is 98,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,462 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 98462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 182 541 1,082 3,787 7,033 7,574 14,066 49,231 and 98,462, with no remainder.

Since 98,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,462, it is not a prime number.


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Number 98,46098,46198,46398,464
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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