Q: Is 98,790 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,790 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,790 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 98790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 37 74 89 111 178 185 222 267 370 445 534 555 890 1,110 1,335 2,670 3,293 6,586 9,879 16,465 19,758 32,930 49,395 and 98,790, with no remainder.

Since 98,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,790, 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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