Q: Is 296,540 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,540 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 296540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 14,827 29,654 59,308 74,135 148,270 and 296,540, with no remainder.
Since 296,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,540, it is not a prime number.