Q: Is 2,442,855 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,442,855 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,442,855 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 2442855 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 149 447 745 1,093 2,235 3,279 5,465 16,395 162,857 488,571 814,285 and 2,442,855, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,855, 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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