Q: Is 8,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,996 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 8996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 173 346 692 2,249 4,498 and 8,996, with no remainder.
Since 8,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,996, it is not a prime number.