Q: Is 999,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 999,996 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 999996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 167 334 499 501 668 998 1,002 1,497 1,996 2,004 2,994 5,988 83,333 166,666 249,999 333,332 499,998 and 999,996, with no remainder.
Since 999,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,996, it is not a prime number.