Q: Is 2,996,145 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,996,145 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,996,145 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 2996145 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 139 417 479 695 1,251 1,437 2,085 2,395 4,311 6,255 7,185 21,555 66,581 199,743 332,905 599,229 998,715 and 2,996,145, with no remainder.

Since 2,996,145 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,996,145, 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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