Q: Is 2,987,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,987,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,987,999 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 2987999 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 67 161 277 469 1,541 1,939 6,371 10,787 18,559 44,597 129,913 426,857 and 2,987,999, with no remainder.

Since 2,987,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,987,999, 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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