+998 is a [Natural Number](/wiki/Natural_Number) that follows 997 and precedes 999. As an even [Composite Number](/wiki/Composite_Number), it resides just shy of a millennium, holding its own place in the count.
+## See also
+- [Number Theory](/wiki/Number_Theory)
+- [Prime Number](/wiki/Prime_Number)
+- [Even Number](/wiki/Even_Number)