Q: Is 2,004,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,004,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,004,996 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 2004996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 23,869 47,738 71,607 95,476 143,214 167,083 286,428 334,166 501,249 668,332 1,002,498 and 2,004,996, with no remainder.

Since 2,004,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,004,996, 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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