Q: Is 998,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 998,000 is 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 998000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 499 500 998 1,000 1,996 2,000 2,495 3,992 4,990 7,984 9,980 12,475 19,960 24,950 39,920 49,900 62,375 99,800 124,750 199,600 249,500 499,000 and 998,000, with no remainder.
Since 998,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,000, it is not a prime number.