Q: Is 297,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 297,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 297,704 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 297704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 187 199 374 398 748 796 1,496 1,592 2,189 3,383 4,378 6,766 8,756 13,532 17,512 27,064 37,213 74,426 148,852 and 297,704, with no remainder.

Since 297,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,704, 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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