Q: Is 296,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,542 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 296542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 134 2,213 4,426 148,271 and 296,542, with no remainder.
Since 296,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,542, it is not a prime number.