Q: Is 2,942,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,942,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,942,946 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 2942946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 54,499 108,998 163,497 326,994 490,491 980,982 1,471,473 and 2,942,946, with no remainder.

Since 2,942,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,942,946, 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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