Q: Is 988,581 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,581 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,581 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 988581 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 87 319 957 1,033 3,099 11,363 29,957 34,089 89,871 329,527 and 988,581, with no remainder.

Since 988,581 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,581, 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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