Q: Is 298,431 a Prime Number?
A: No, 298,431 is 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 298431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 1,579 4,737 11,053 14,211 33,159 42,633 99,477 and 298,431, with no remainder.
Since 298,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,431, it is not a prime number.