Q: Is 10,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,498 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 10498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 181 362 5,249 and 10,498, with no remainder.

Since 10,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,496	10,497	10,499	10,500
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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