Q: Is 2,001,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,001,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,001,987 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 2001987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 71 117 213 241 639 723 923 2,169 2,769 3,133 8,307 9,399 17,111 28,197 51,333 153,999 222,443 667,329 and 2,001,987, with no remainder.

Since 2,001,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,001,987, 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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