Q: Is 98,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,968 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 98968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 89 139 178 278 356 556 712 1,112 12,371 24,742 49,484 and 98,968, with no remainder.

Since 98,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,968, 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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