Q: Is 296,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 296,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 296,748 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 296748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 8,243 16,486 24,729 32,972 49,458 74,187 98,916 148,374 and 296,748, with no remainder.

Since 296,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,748, it is not a prime number.


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