Q: Is 296,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,248 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 296248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 1,949 3,898 7,796 15,592 37,031 74,062 148,124 and 296,248, with no remainder.
Since 296,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,248, it is not a prime number.