Q: Is 2,496,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,496,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,496,402 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 2496402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 331 419 662 838 993 1,257 1,986 2,514 2,979 3,771 5,958 7,542 138,689 277,378 416,067 832,134 1,248,201 and 2,496,402, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,402, 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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