Q: Is 998,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 998,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 998,982 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 998982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 23 38 46 57 69 114 127 138 171 207 254 342 381 414 437 762 874 1,143 1,311 2,286 2,413 2,622 2,921 3,933 4,826 5,842 7,239 7,866 8,763 14,478 17,526 21,717 26,289 43,434 52,578 55,499 110,998 166,497 332,994 499,491 and 998,982, with no remainder.

Since 998,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,982, it is not a prime number.


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