Q: Is 98,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,720 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 98720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 617 1,234 2,468 3,085 4,936 6,170 9,872 12,340 19,744 24,680 49,360 and 98,720, with no remainder.

Since 98,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,720, 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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