Q: Is 296,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,998 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 296998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 11,423 22,846 148,499 and 296,998, with no remainder.
Since 296,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,998, it is not a prime number.