Q: Is 2,996,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,996,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,996,850 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 2996850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 19,979 39,958 59,937 99,895 119,874 199,790 299,685 499,475 599,370 998,950 1,498,425 and 2,996,850, with no remainder.

Since 2,996,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,996,850, 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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