Q: Is 2,498,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,498,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,498,660 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 2498660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 7,349 14,698 29,396 36,745 73,490 124,933 146,980 249,866 499,732 624,665 1,249,330 and 2,498,660, with no remainder.

Since 2,498,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,660, 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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