Q: Is 298,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,520 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 298520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 439 680 878 1,756 2,195 3,512 4,390 7,463 8,780 14,926 17,560 29,852 37,315 59,704 74,630 149,260 and 298,520, with no remainder.

Since 298,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,520, 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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