Q: Is 299,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,490 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 299490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 67 134 149 201 298 335 402 447 670 745 894 1,005 1,490 2,010 2,235 4,470 9,983 19,966 29,949 49,915 59,898 99,830 149,745 and 299,490, with no remainder.

Since 299,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,490, 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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