Q: Is 990,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 990,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 990,228 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 990228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 179 358 461 537 716 922 1,074 1,383 1,844 2,148 2,766 5,532 82,519 165,038 247,557 330,076 495,114 and 990,228, with no remainder.

Since 990,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990,228, 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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