Q: Is 2,942,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,942,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,942,972 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 2942972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 113 226 383 452 766 1,532 1,921 3,842 6,511 7,684 13,022 26,044 43,279 86,558 173,116 735,743 1,471,486 and 2,942,972, with no remainder.

Since 2,942,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,942,972, 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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