Q: Is 2,440,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,440,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,440,542 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 2440542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 67 78 134 201 402 467 871 934 1,401 1,742 2,613 2,802 5,226 6,071 12,142 18,213 31,289 36,426 62,578 93,867 187,734 406,757 813,514 1,220,271 and 2,440,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,542, 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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