Q: Is 2,048,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,048,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,048,988 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 2048988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 170,749 341,498 512,247 682,996 1,024,494 and 2,048,988, with no remainder.

Since 2,048,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,048,988, 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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