Q: Is 20,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 20,996 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 20996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 181 362 724 5,249 10,498 and 20,996, with no remainder.
Since 20,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,996, it is not a prime number.