Q: Is 98,685 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,685 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,685 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 98685 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 27 43 45 51 85 129 135 153 215 255 387 459 645 731 765 1,161 1,935 2,193 2,295 3,655 5,805 6,579 10,965 19,737 32,895 and 98,685, with no remainder.

Since 98,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,685, 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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