Q: Is 298,899 a Prime Number?

A: No, 298,899 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,899 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 298899 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 33,211 99,633 and 298,899, with no remainder.

Since 298,899 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,899, it is not a prime number.

Number	298,897	298,898	298,900	298,901
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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