Q: Is 2,421,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,421,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,421,872 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 2421872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 296 592 4,091 8,182 16,364 32,728 65,456 151,367 302,734 605,468 1,210,936 and 2,421,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,421,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,421,872, 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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