Q: Is 297,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 297,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 297,976 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 297976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 313 476 626 952 1,252 2,191 2,504 4,382 5,321 8,764 10,642 17,528 21,284 37,247 42,568 74,494 148,988 and 297,976, with no remainder.

Since 297,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,976, 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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