Q: Is 101,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 101,996 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 101996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 593 1,186 2,372 25,499 50,998 and 101,996, with no remainder.
Since 101,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,996, it is not a prime number.