Q: Is 98,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,988 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 98988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 113 146 219 226 292 339 438 452 678 876 1,356 8,249 16,498 24,747 32,996 49,494 and 98,988, with no remainder.

Since 98,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,988, 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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