Q: Is 2,442,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,442,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,442,438 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 2442438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 4,679 9,358 14,037 28,074 42,111 84,222 135,691 271,382 407,073 814,146 1,221,219 and 2,442,438, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,438, 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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