Q: Is 39,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,498 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 39498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 227 454 681 1,362 6,583 13,166 19,749 and 39,498, with no remainder.

Since 39,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,498, it is not a prime number.


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