29996

29996 is a prime number. It is the 3245th prime number in the sequence of prime numbers. The preceding prime number is 29989, and the succeeding prime number is 30007. As a prime number, its only positive divisors are 1 and itself. The number 29996 is an even number, which means it is divisible by 2. Since it is divisible by 2, it cannot be a prime number. Therefore, 29996 is a composite number. It can be factored into its prime components. The prime factorization of 29996 is 2^2 * 7499. The number 7499 is itself a prime number. The digits of 29996 sum to 2 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 6 = 35.