Q: Is 298,485 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,485 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,485 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 298485 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 55 67 81 99 135 165 201 297 335 405 495 603 737 891 1,005 1,485 1,809 2,211 3,015 3,685 4,455 5,427 6,633 9,045 11,055 19,899 27,135 33,165 59,697 99,495 and 298,485, with no remainder.

Since 298,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,485, 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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