Q: Is 259,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,996 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 259996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 19 22 38 44 76 209 311 418 622 836 1,244 3,421 5,909 6,842 11,818 13,684 23,636 64,999 129,998 and 259,996, with no remainder.
Since 259,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,996, it is not a prime number.