Q: Is 298,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 298,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,880 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 298880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 467 640 934 1,868 2,335 3,736 4,670 7,472 9,340 14,944 18,680 29,888 37,360 59,776 74,720 149,440 and 298,880, with no remainder.

Since 298,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,880, 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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