Q: Is 296,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,996 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 296996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 10,607 21,214 42,428 74,249 148,498 and 296,996, with no remainder.
Since 296,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,996, it is not a prime number.