Q: Is 2,442,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,442,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,442,873 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 2442873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 87 129 653 1,247 1,959 3,741 18,937 28,079 56,811 84,237 814,291 and 2,442,873, with no remainder.

Since 2,442,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,442,873, 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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