Q: Is 296,492 a Prime Number?
A: No, 296,492 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 296492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 10,589 21,178 42,356 74,123 148,246 and 296,492, with no remainder.
Since 296,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,492, it is not a prime number.