Q: Is 988,448 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,448 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,448 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 988448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 32 34 46 68 79 92 136 158 184 272 316 368 391 544 632 736 782 1,264 1,343 1,564 1,817 2,528 2,686 3,128 3,634 5,372 6,256 7,268 10,744 12,512 14,536 21,488 29,072 30,889 42,976 58,144 61,778 123,556 247,112 494,224 and 988,448, with no remainder.

Since 988,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,448, 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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