Q: Is 299,829 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,829 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,829 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 299829 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 5,879 17,637 99,943 and 299,829, with no remainder.

Since 299,829 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,829, 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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