Q: Is 2,872,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,872,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,872,001 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 2872001 can be evenly divided by 1 11 157 1,663 1,727 18,293 261,091 and 2,872,001, with no remainder.

Since 2,872,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,872,001, 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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