Q: Is 98,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,900 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 98900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 43 46 50 86 92 100 115 172 215 230 430 460 575 860 989 1,075 1,150 1,978 2,150 2,300 3,956 4,300 4,945 9,890 19,780 24,725 49,450 and 98,900, with no remainder.

Since 98,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,900, it is not a prime number.


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