Q: Is 2,987,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,987,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,987,997 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 2987997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 31 57 89 93 267 361 589 1,083 1,691 1,767 2,759 5,073 8,277 11,191 32,129 33,573 52,421 96,387 157,263 995,999 and 2,987,997, with no remainder.

Since 2,987,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,987,997, 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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