Q: Is 296,001 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,001 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 296001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 171 513 577 1,731 5,193 10,963 15,579 32,889 98,667 and 296,001, with no remainder.
Since 296,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,001, it is not a prime number.