Q: Is 2,496,837 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,496,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,496,837 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 2496837 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 118,897 356,691 832,279 and 2,496,837, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,837, 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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