Q: Is 298,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 298,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,977 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 298977 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 619 1,857 4,333 12,999 14,237 42,711 99,659 and 298,977, with no remainder.

Since 298,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	298,975	298,976	298,978	298,979
Prime?	no	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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