Q: Is 297,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 297,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 297,238 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 297238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 331 449 662 898 148,619 and 297,238, with no remainder.

Since 297,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,238, it is not a prime number.


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