Q: Is 3,009,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,009,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,009,987 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 3009987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 37 69 111 131 207 333 393 621 851 999 1,179 2,553 3,013 3,537 4,847 7,659 9,039 14,541 22,977 27,117 43,623 81,351 111,481 130,869 334,443 1,003,329 and 3,009,987, with no remainder.

Since 3,009,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,009,987, 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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