Q: Is 98,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,604 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 98604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 83 99 108 132 166 198 249 297 332 396 498 594 747 913 996 1,188 1,494 1,826 2,241 2,739 2,988 3,652 4,482 5,478 8,217 8,964 10,956 16,434 24,651 32,868 49,302 and 98,604, with no remainder.

Since 98,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,604, 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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