Factors / Factors of 298

Factors of 298

1, 2, 149, 298

298 breaks into 2 pairs, tested up to √298 ≈ 17.3; each pair multiplies back to 298 exactly. 298's full pair list is (1, 298), (2, 149), for 4 divisors in total. 298's divisors other than 298 itself sum to just 152, 146 below 298: the common deficient case. 298 is even, digit sum 19 for 298; small divisors of 298 include 2. 298 has 4 divisors; 297 has 8 and 299 has 4, so 297 wins here. 298 divided by its largest divisor, 149, gives 2.