Q: Is 299,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 299,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 299,920 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 299920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 115 163 184 230 326 368 460 652 815 920 1,304 1,630 1,840 2,608 3,260 3,749 6,520 7,498 13,040 14,996 18,745 29,992 37,490 59,984 74,980 149,960 and 299,920, with no remainder.

Since 299,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,920, 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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