Q: Is 2,005,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,005,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,005,002 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 2005002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 29 46 58 69 87 138 167 174 207 261 334 414 501 522 667 1,002 1,334 1,503 2,001 3,006 3,841 4,002 4,843 6,003 7,682 9,686 11,523 12,006 14,529 23,046 29,058 34,569 43,587 69,138 87,174 111,389 222,778 334,167 668,334 1,002,501 and 2,005,002, with no remainder.

Since 2,005,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,005,002, it is not a prime number.


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