Q: Is 2,946,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,946,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,946,231 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 2946231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 43 69 129 207 331 387 989 993 2,967 2,979 7,613 8,901 14,233 22,839 42,699 68,517 128,097 327,359 982,077 and 2,946,231, with no remainder.

Since 2,946,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,946,231, 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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