Q: Is 299,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,424 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 299424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 3,119 6,238 9,357 12,476 18,714 24,952 37,428 49,904 74,856 99,808 149,712 and 299,424, with no remainder.

Since 299,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,424, 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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