Q: Is 296,242 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,242 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 296242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 8,713 17,426 148,121 and 296,242, with no remainder.
Since 296,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,242, it is not a prime number.