Q: Is 988,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,548 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 988548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 7,489 14,978 22,467 29,956 44,934 82,379 89,868 164,758 247,137 329,516 494,274 and 988,548, with no remainder.

Since 988,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,548, it is not a prime number.


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