Q: Is 2,721,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,721,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,721,159 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 2721159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 47 63 141 329 423 919 987 2,757 2,961 6,433 8,271 19,299 43,193 57,897 129,579 302,351 388,737 907,053 and 2,721,159, with no remainder.

Since 2,721,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,721,159, 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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