Q: Is 2,498,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,498,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,498,742 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 2498742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 46,273 92,546 138,819 277,638 416,457 832,914 1,249,371 and 2,498,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,498,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,742, 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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