Q: Is 996,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 996,000 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 996000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 83 96 100 120 125 150 160 166 200 240 249 250 300 332 375 400 415 480 498 500 600 664 750 800 830 996 1,000 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,500 1,660 1,992 2,000 2,075 2,400 2,490 2,656 3,000 3,320 3,984 4,000 4,150 4,980 6,000 6,225 6,640 7,968 8,300 9,960 10,375 12,000 12,450 13,280 16,600 19,920 20,750 24,900 31,125 33,200 39,840 41,500 49,800 62,250 66,400 83,000 99,600 124,500 166,000 199,200 249,000 332,000 498,000 and 996,000, with no remainder.
Since 996,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,000, it is not a prime number.