Q: Is 298,018 a Prime Number?

A: No, 298,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,018 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 298018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 3,041 6,082 21,287 42,574 149,009 and 298,018, with no remainder.

Since 298,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,018, it is not a prime number.

Number	298,016	298,017	298,019	298,020
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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