Q: Is 984,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 984,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 984,998 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 984998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 23 38 46 49 98 133 161 266 322 437 529 874 931 1,058 1,127 1,862 2,254 3,059 3,703 6,118 7,406 10,051 20,102 21,413 25,921 42,826 51,842 70,357 140,714 492,499 and 984,998, with no remainder.

Since 984,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 984,998, 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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