Q: Is 98,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,241 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 98241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 229 429 687 2,519 2,977 7,557 8,931 32,747 and 98,241, with no remainder.

Since 98,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,241, it is not a prime number.


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