Q: Is 298,550 a Prime Number?
A: No, 298,550 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 298550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 70 175 350 853 1,706 4,265 5,971 8,530 11,942 21,325 29,855 42,650 59,710 149,275 and 298,550, with no remainder.
Since 298,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,550, it is not a prime number.