Q: Is 98,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 98,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 98,298 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 98298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 127 129 254 258 381 387 762 774 1,143 2,286 5,461 10,922 16,383 32,766 49,149 and 98,298, with no remainder.

Since 98,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,298, it is not a prime number.


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