Q: Is 316,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 316,996 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 316996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 43 76 86 97 172 194 388 817 1,634 1,843 3,268 3,686 4,171 7,372 8,342 16,684 79,249 158,498 and 316,996, with no remainder.
Since 316,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,996, it is not a prime number.