Q: Is 17,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,996 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 17996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 409 818 1,636 4,499 8,998 and 17,996, with no remainder.
Since 17,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,996, it is not a prime number.