Q: Is 2,992,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,992,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,992,002 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 2992002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 89 178 267 431 534 862 1,157 1,293 2,314 2,586 3,471 5,603 6,942 11,206 16,809 33,618 38,359 76,718 115,077 230,154 498,667 997,334 1,496,001 and 2,992,002, with no remainder.

Since 2,992,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,992,002, it is not a prime number.


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