Q: Is 298,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 298,000 is 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 298000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 149 200 250 298 400 500 596 745 1,000 1,192 1,490 2,000 2,384 2,980 3,725 5,960 7,450 11,920 14,900 18,625 29,800 37,250 59,600 74,500 149,000 and 298,000, with no remainder.
Since 298,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,000, it is not a prime number.