Q: Is 299,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,740 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 299740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 2,141 4,282 8,564 10,705 14,987 21,410 29,974 42,820 59,948 74,935 149,870 and 299,740, with no remainder.

Since 299,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,740, 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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