Q: Is 296,442 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,442 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 296442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 383 387 766 774 1,149 2,298 3,447 6,894 16,469 32,938 49,407 98,814 148,221 and 296,442, with no remainder.
Since 296,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,442, it is not a prime number.