Q: Is 298,074 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,074 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 298074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 151 282 302 329 453 658 906 987 1,057 1,974 2,114 3,171 6,342 7,097 14,194 21,291 42,582 49,679 99,358 149,037 and 298,074, with no remainder.

Since 298,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,074, 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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