Q: Is 2,427,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,427,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,427,999 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 2427999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 83 147 199 249 581 597 1,393 1,743 4,067 4,179 9,751 12,201 16,517 29,253 49,551 115,619 346,857 809,333 and 2,427,999, with no remainder.

Since 2,427,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,427,999, 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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