Q: Is 3,001,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,001,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,001,999 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 3001999 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 77 91 143 1,001 2,999 20,993 32,989 38,987 230,923 272,909 428,857 and 3,001,999, with no remainder.

Since 3,001,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,001,999, 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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