2998

2998 is a natural number that follows 2997 and precedes 2999. It is an even, composite number that appears in various arithmetic contexts.

Its prime factorization is 2998 = 2 × 1499, with 1499 being a prime number. This makes 2998 a semiprime. The sum of its digits is 28, giving a digital root of 1 if repeatedly summed.

In common numeral systems, 2998 is represented as binary 101110110110, hexadecimal BB6, and in Roman numerals as MMCMXCVIII. These representations reflect its value across different bases and historical notation systems.

As a calendar year, 2998 would be a far-future year in the Gregorian calendar and has no widely cited historical events associated with it. In fiction and hypothetical discussions, years such as 2998 are sometimes used to denote distant future settings or scenarios.

In modular arithmetic, 2998 is congruent to -2 modulo 3000 and is 2 more than 2996, while being 2 less than 3000. Its properties as a small semiprime and its base representations make it a straightforward example in introductory number theory discussions.