Q: Is 3,002,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,002,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,002,979 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 3002979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 87 203 609 4,931 14,793 34,517 103,551 142,999 428,997 1,000,993 and 3,002,979, with no remainder.

Since 3,002,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,002,979, it is not a prime number.


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