Q: Is 998,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,571 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 998571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 6,793 20,379 47,551 142,653 332,857 and 998,571, with no remainder.

Since 998,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,571, it is not a prime number.


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Number 998,569998,570998,572998,573
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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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