298979 has 8 divisors (see below), whose sum is σ = 324720. Its totient is φ = 274176.

The previous prime is 298943. The next prime is 298993. The reversal of 298979 is 979892.

It is a sphenic number, since it is the product of 3 distinct primes.

It is not a de Polignac number, because 298979 - 2⁸ = 298723 is a prime.

It is a Duffinian number.

It is a congruent number.

It is not an unprimeable number, because it can be changed into a prime (298999) by changing a digit.

It is a pernicious number, because its binary representation contains a prime number (11) of ones.

It is a polite number, since it can be written in 7 ways as a sum of consecutive naturals, for example, 527 + ... + 935.

It is an arithmetic number, because the mean of its divisors is an integer number (40590).

2²⁹⁸⁹⁷⁹ is an apocalyptic number.

298979 is a deficient number, since it is larger than the sum of its proper divisors (25741).

298979 is a wasteful number, since it uses less digits than its factorization.

298979 is an odious number, because the sum of its binary digits is odd.

The sum of its prime factors is 469.

The product of its digits is 81648, while the sum is 44.

The square root of 298979 is about 546.7897219224. The cubic root of 298979 is about 66.8672652422.

The spelling of 298979 in words is "two hundred ninety-eight thousand, nine hundred seventy-nine".