Q: Is 2,979,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,979,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,979,920 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 2979920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 193 386 772 965 1,544 1,930 3,088 3,860 7,720 15,440 37,249 74,498 148,996 186,245 297,992 372,490 595,984 744,980 1,489,960 and 2,979,920, with no remainder.

Since 2,979,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,979,920, 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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