Q: Is 998,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,852 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 998852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 37 68 74 148 397 629 794 1,258 1,588 2,516 6,749 13,498 14,689 26,996 29,378 58,756 249,713 499,426 and 998,852, with no remainder.

Since 998,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,852, 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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