Q: Is 98,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,704 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 98704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 199 248 398 496 796 1,592 3,184 6,169 12,338 24,676 49,352 and 98,704, with no remainder.

Since 98,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,704, 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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