298996 has 12 divisors (see below), whose sum is σ = 554148. Its totient is φ = 140672.

The previous prime is 298993. The next prime is 298999. The reversal of 298996 is 699892.

298996 is digitally balanced in base 3, because in such base it contains all the possibile digits an equal number of times.

It is an interprime number because it is at equal distance from previous prime (298993) and next prime (298999).

It can be written as a sum of positive squares in 2 ways, for example, as 190096 + 108900 = 436^2 + 330^2 .

It is a super-4 number, since 4×298996⁴ (a number of 23 digits) contains 4444 as substring.

It is a congruent number.

It is not an unprimeable number, because it can be changed into a prime (298993) 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 3 ways as a sum of consecutive naturals, for example, 2131 + ... + 2266.

It is an arithmetic number, because the mean of its divisors is an integer number (46179).

2²⁹⁸⁹⁹⁶ is an apocalyptic number.

It is an amenable number.

298996 is a deficient number, since it is larger than the sum of its proper divisors (255152).

298996 is a wasteful number, since it uses less digits than its factorization.

298996 is an odious number, because the sum of its binary digits is odd.

The sum of its prime factors is 4418 (or 4416 counting only the distinct ones).

The product of its digits is 69984, while the sum is 43.

The square root of 298996 is about 546.8052669827. The cubic root of 298996 is about 66.8685325798.

It can be divided in two parts, 29 and 8996, that added together give a square (9025 = 95²).

The spelling of 298996 in words is "two hundred ninety-eight thousand, nine hundred ninety-six".