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Is 98 a prime or composite?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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7y ago

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Since it ends with an 8, it's an even number, which means it's divisible by 2.

That's all we need, in order to know that it can't be a prime number, so it

must be composite.

Put that little factoid in your pocket and keep it:

No even number except 2 is a Prime number.

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11y ago

As 98 is even it can be divided by two, thus 98 is not a prime number

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7y ago

composite

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