Q: Is 296,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 296,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 296,720 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 296720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,709 7,418 14,836 18,545 29,672 37,090 59,344 74,180 148,360 and 296,720, with no remainder.

Since 296,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,720, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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