Q: Is 2,948,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,948,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,948,462 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 2948462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 5,827 11,654 64,097 128,194 134,021 268,042 1,474,231 and 2,948,462, with no remainder.

Since 2,948,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,948,462, 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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