Q: Is 298,995 a Prime Number?

A: No, 298,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 298,995 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 298995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 31 93 155 465 643 1,929 3,215 9,645 19,933 59,799 99,665 and 298,995, with no remainder.

Since 298,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,995, it is not a prime number.

Number	298,993	298,994	298,996	298,997
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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