Q: Is 298,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,850 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 298850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 139 215 278 430 695 1,075 1,390 2,150 3,475 5,977 6,950 11,954 29,885 59,770 149,425 and 298,850, with no remainder.

Since 298,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,850, 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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