Q: Is 296,990 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,990 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 296990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 1,747 3,494 8,735 17,470 29,699 59,398 148,495 and 296,990, with no remainder.
Since 296,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,990, it is not a prime number.