Q: Is 299,501 a Prime Number?
A: Yes, 299,501 is a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 299501 can be evenly divided by 1 and 299,501, with no remainder.
Since 299,501 can be divided by just 1 and 299,501, it is a prime number.