Q: Is 998,396 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,396 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,396 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 998396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 181 197 362 394 724 788 1,267 1,379 2,534 2,758 5,068 5,516 35,657 71,314 142,628 249,599 499,198 and 998,396, with no remainder.

Since 998,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,396, 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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