Q: Is 296,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,742 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 296742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 137 274 361 411 722 822 1,083 2,166 2,603 5,206 7,809 15,618 49,457 98,914 148,371 and 296,742, with no remainder.
Since 296,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,742, it is not a prime number.