Q: Is 298,180 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,180 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,180 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 298180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 877 1,754 3,508 4,385 8,770 14,909 17,540 29,818 59,636 74,545 149,090 and 298,180, with no remainder.

Since 298,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,180, 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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