Q: Is 1,296 a Prime Number?
A: No, 1,296 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 1296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 162 216 324 432 648 and 1,296, with no remainder.
Since 1,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,296, it is not a prime number.