Q: Is 2,449,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,449,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,449,972 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 2449972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 476 5,147 10,294 20,588 36,029 72,058 87,499 144,116 174,998 349,996 612,493 1,224,986 and 2,449,972, with no remainder.

Since 2,449,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,449,972, 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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