Q: Is 98,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,600 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 98600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 29 34 40 50 58 68 85 100 116 136 145 170 200 232 290 340 425 493 580 680 725 850 986 1,160 1,450 1,700 1,972 2,465 2,900 3,400 3,944 4,930 5,800 9,860 12,325 19,720 24,650 49,300 and 98,600, with no remainder.

Since 98,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,600, 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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