Q: Is 98,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,580 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 98580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 31 53 60 62 93 106 124 155 159 186 212 265 310 318 372 465 530 620 636 795 930 1,060 1,590 1,643 1,860 3,180 3,286 4,929 6,572 8,215 9,858 16,430 19,716 24,645 32,860 49,290 and 98,580, with no remainder.

Since 98,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,580, 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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