Q: Is 988,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,140 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 988140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 86 129 172 215 258 383 430 516 645 766 860 1,149 1,290 1,532 1,915 2,298 2,580 3,830 4,596 5,745 7,660 11,490 16,469 22,980 32,938 49,407 65,876 82,345 98,814 164,690 197,628 247,035 329,380 494,070 and 988,140, with no remainder.

Since 988,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,140, 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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