Q: Is 3,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,498 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 3498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 53 66 106 159 318 583 1,166 1,749 and 3,498, with no remainder.

Since 3,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,496	3,497	3,499	3,500
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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