Q: Is 2,942,499 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,942,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,942,499 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 2942499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 49 111 147 259 541 777 1,623 1,813 3,787 5,439 11,361 20,017 26,509 60,051 79,527 140,119 420,357 980,833 and 2,942,499, with no remainder.

Since 2,942,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,942,499, 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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