Q: Is 998,452 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,452 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,452 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 998452 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 169 182 211 338 364 422 676 844 1,183 1,477 2,366 2,743 2,954 4,732 5,486 5,908 10,972 19,201 35,659 38,402 71,318 76,804 142,636 249,613 499,226 and 998,452, with no remainder.

Since 998,452 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,452, 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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