Q: Is 98,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,648 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 98648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 59 76 88 118 152 209 236 418 472 649 836 1,121 1,298 1,672 2,242 2,596 4,484 5,192 8,968 12,331 24,662 49,324 and 98,648, with no remainder.

Since 98,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,648, 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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