Q: Is 2,496,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,496,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,496,982 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 2496982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 41 74 82 823 1,517 1,646 3,034 30,451 33,743 60,902 67,486 1,248,491 and 2,496,982, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,982, 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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