Q: Is 238,698 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 238,698 is not a prime number.

Why is 238,698 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 238698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 89 149 178 267 298 447 534 801 894 1,341 1,602 2,682 13,261 26,522 39,783 79,566 119,349 and 238,698, with no remainder.

Since 238,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,698, 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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