Q: Is 299,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 299,998 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 299998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 122 2,459 4,918 149,999 and 299,998, with no remainder.
Since 299,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,998, it is not a prime number.