Q: Is 298,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,020 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 298020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 4,967 9,934 14,901 19,868 24,835 29,802 49,670 59,604 74,505 99,340 149,010 and 298,020, with no remainder.

Since 298,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,020, 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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