Q: Is 299,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,008 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 299008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 73 128 146 256 292 512 584 1,024 1,168 2,048 2,336 4,096 4,672 9,344 18,688 37,376 74,752 149,504 and 299,008, with no remainder.

Since 299,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,008, 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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