Q: Is 296,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,978 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 296978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 13,499 26,998 148,489 and 296,978, with no remainder.
Since 296,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,978, it is not a prime number.