Q: Is 988,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,336 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 988336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 223 277 446 554 892 1,108 1,784 2,216 3,568 4,432 61,771 123,542 247,084 494,168 and 988,336, with no remainder.

Since 988,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,336, 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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