Q: Is 2,540,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,540,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,540,021 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 2540021 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 47 187 289 517 799 3,179 4,913 8,789 13,583 54,043 149,413 230,911 and 2,540,021, with no remainder.

Since 2,540,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,540,021, 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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