Q: Is 2,970,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,970,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,970,978 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 2970978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 15,973 31,946 47,919 95,838 495,163 990,326 1,485,489 and 2,970,978, with no remainder.

Since 2,970,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,970,978, 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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