Q: Is 998,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 998,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,959 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 998959 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 169 257 299 3,341 3,887 5,911 43,433 76,843 and 998,959, with no remainder.

Since 998,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	998,957	998,958	998,960	998,961
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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