Q: Is 2,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,996 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 2996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 107 214 428 749 1,498 and 2,996, with no remainder.
Since 2,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,996, it is not a prime number.