Q: Is 98,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,571 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 98571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 87 103 309 319 957 1,133 2,987 3,399 8,961 32,857 and 98,571, with no remainder.

Since 98,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,571, it is not a prime number.


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