Q: Is 126,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 126,996 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 126996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 557 1,114 1,671 2,228 3,342 6,684 10,583 21,166 31,749 42,332 63,498 and 126,996, with no remainder.
Since 126,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,996, it is not a prime number.