Q: Is 6,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 6,996 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 6996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 53 66 106 132 159 212 318 583 636 1,166 1,749 2,332 3,498 and 6,996, with no remainder.
Since 6,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,996, it is not a prime number.