Q: Is 296,961 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,961 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 296961 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 79 179 237 537 553 1,253 1,659 3,759 14,141 42,423 98,987 and 296,961, with no remainder.
Since 296,961 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,961, it is not a prime number.