Q: Is 996,712 a Prime Number?
A: No, 996,712 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 996712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 4,019 8,038 16,076 32,152 124,589 249,178 498,356 and 996,712, with no remainder.
Since 996,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,712, it is not a prime number.