Q: Is 2,009,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,009,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,009,997 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 2009997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 79 99 237 257 711 771 869 2,313 2,607 2,827 7,821 8,481 20,303 25,443 60,909 182,727 223,333 669,999 and 2,009,997, with no remainder.

Since 2,009,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,009,997, it is not a prime number.


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