Q: Is 98,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,098 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 98098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 22 26 49 77 91 98 143 154 182 286 343 539 637 686 1,001 1,078 1,274 2,002 3,773 4,459 7,007 7,546 8,918 14,014 49,049 and 98,098, with no remainder.

Since 98,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,098, 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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