Q: Is 3,003,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,003,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,003,987 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 3003987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 159 371 1,113 2,699 8,097 18,893 56,679 143,047 429,141 1,001,329 and 3,003,987, with no remainder.

Since 3,003,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,003,987, 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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