Q: Is 2,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,988 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 2988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 83 166 249 332 498 747 996 1,494 and 2,988, with no remainder.
Since 2,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,988, it is not a prime number.