Q: Is 296,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,000 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 296000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 64 74 80 100 125 148 160 185 200 250 296 320 370 400 500 592 740 800 925 1,000 1,184 1,480 1,600 1,850 2,000 2,368 2,960 3,700 4,000 4,625 5,920 7,400 8,000 9,250 11,840 14,800 18,500 29,600 37,000 59,200 74,000 148,000 and 296,000, with no remainder.
Since 296,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,000, it is not a prime number.