Q: Is 296,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 296,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 296,976 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 296976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 269 276 368 538 552 807 1,076 1,104 1,614 2,152 3,228 4,304 6,187 6,456 12,374 12,912 18,561 24,748 37,122 49,496 74,244 98,992 148,488 and 296,976, with no remainder.

Since 296,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,976, 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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