Q: Is 296,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 296,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 296,004 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 296004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 1,451 2,902 4,353 5,804 8,706 17,412 24,667 49,334 74,001 98,668 148,002 and 296,004, with no remainder.

Since 296,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,004, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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