Q: Is 98,728 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,728 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,728 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 98728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 41 43 56 82 86 164 172 287 301 328 344 574 602 1,148 1,204 1,763 2,296 2,408 3,526 7,052 12,341 14,104 24,682 49,364 and 98,728, with no remainder.

Since 98,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,728, 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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