Q: Is 2,423,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,423,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,423,988 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 2423988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 9,619 19,238 28,857 38,476 57,714 67,333 86,571 115,428 134,666 173,142 201,999 269,332 346,284 403,998 605,997 807,996 1,211,994 and 2,423,988, with no remainder.

Since 2,423,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,423,988, 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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