Q: Is 2,142,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,142,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,142,748 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 2142748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 31,511 63,022 126,044 535,687 1,071,374 and 2,142,748, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,748, it is not a prime number.


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