Q: Is 297,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 297,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 297,700 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 297700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 130 229 260 325 458 650 916 1,145 1,300 2,290 2,977 4,580 5,725 5,954 11,450 11,908 14,885 22,900 29,770 59,540 74,425 148,850 and 297,700, with no remainder.

Since 297,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,700, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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