8498

8498 is a natural number that follows 8497 and precedes 8499. It is an even composite number.

Its prime factorization is 2 × 7 × 607, with 607 being prime. Because all prime factors are distinct, 8498 is square-free and has eight positive divisors: 1, 2, 7, 14, 607, 1214, 4249, and 8498.

In modular arithmetic and digit-based properties, the sum of its decimal digits is 29, so the digital root is 2 and 8498 ≡ 2 (mod 9). The number is divisible by 2 and by 7, but not by 3 or 5.

In other bases, 8498 has straightforward representations: in binary it is 10000100110010_2, in hexadecimal it is 0x2132, and in octal it is 20462_8.

As a member of the integers, 8498 is used in arithmetic examples involving divisibility, factorization, and base conversions. Its factorization into three distinct primes illustrates how a number can be composite without containing repeated prime factors, and its divisor set demonstrates the typical structure of a square-free composite.