Q: Is 2,137,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,137,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,137,659 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 2137659 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 73 129 219 227 681 3,139 9,417 9,761 16,571 29,283 49,713 712,553 and 2,137,659, with no remainder.

Since 2,137,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,137,659, 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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