Q: Is 296,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,988 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 296988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 24,749 49,498 74,247 98,996 148,494 and 296,988, with no remainder.
Since 296,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,988, it is not a prime number.