296 is the natural number following 295 and preceding 297.

In mathematics

• 296 is an even composite number with two prime factor.^[1]
• 296 is a refactorable number meaning that it is divisible by its number of divisors.^[2]
• 296 is a unique period in base 2.
• 296 is the number of regions formed by drawing the line segments connecting any two of the 12 outer points in a 2 by 4 grid.^[3]
• 296 is the number of surface points on a 83 cube.^[4]

World Records

• On November 19, 2017, the greatest number of people dyeing hair simultaneously was completed in Cologne, Germany. There were 296 participants.^[5]
• On June 25, 2016, the greatest number of people playing a single drum simultaneously was achieved in Bydgoszcz, Poland. There were 296 participants.^[6]
• On October 12, 2023, the Guinness World Record for the largest string contest was completed in Dartford, UK. There were 296 participants.^[7]
• On August 27, 2023, the greatest number of people piggyback crawling simultaneously was achieved in Hong Kong, China. THere were 296 participants.^[8]

Other fields

• The calendar years 296 AD and 296 BC.
• 296 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States.
• 296 Phaëtusa is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France.^[9]