Q: Is 2,969,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,969,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,969,940 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 2969940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 49,499 98,998 148,497 197,996 247,495 296,994 494,990 593,988 742,485 989,980 1,484,970 and 2,969,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,969,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,969,940, 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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