Q: Is 298,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,340 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 298340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 2,131 4,262 8,524 10,655 14,917 21,310 29,834 42,620 59,668 74,585 149,170 and 298,340, with no remainder.

Since 298,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,340, 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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