Q: Is 298,605 a Prime Number?
A: No, 298,605 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 298605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 1,171 3,513 5,855 17,565 19,907 59,721 99,535 and 298,605, with no remainder.
Since 298,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 298,605, it is not a prime number.