Q: Is 2,438,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,438,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,438,842 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 2438842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 6,007 12,014 42,049 84,098 174,203 348,406 1,219,421 and 2,438,842, with no remainder.

Since 2,438,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,438,842, 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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