Q: Is 988,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,568 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 988568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 127 139 254 278 508 556 889 973 1,016 1,112 1,778 1,946 3,556 3,892 7,112 7,784 17,653 35,306 70,612 123,571 141,224 247,142 494,284 and 988,568, with no remainder.

Since 988,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,568, 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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