Q: Is 998,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,260 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 998260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 37 38 71 74 76 95 142 148 185 190 284 355 370 380 703 710 740 1,349 1,406 1,420 2,627 2,698 2,812 3,515 5,254 5,396 6,745 7,030 10,508 13,135 13,490 14,060 26,270 26,980 49,913 52,540 99,826 199,652 249,565 499,130 and 998,260, with no remainder.

Since 998,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,260, 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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