Q: Is 1,988,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,988,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,988,739 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 1988739 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 73 219 657 1,009 1,971 3,027 9,081 27,243 73,657 220,971 662,913 and 1,988,739, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,739, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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