Q: Is 98,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,748 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 98748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 211 234 422 468 633 844 1,266 1,899 2,532 2,743 3,798 5,486 7,596 8,229 10,972 16,458 24,687 32,916 49,374 and 98,748, with no remainder.

Since 98,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,748, it is not a prime number.


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