Q: Is 299,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 299,500 is 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 299500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 599 1,198 2,396 2,995 5,990 11,980 14,975 29,950 59,900 74,875 149,750 and 299,500, with no remainder.
Since 299,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,500, it is not a prime number.