Q: Is 3,042,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,042,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,042,873 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 3042873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 251 449 753 1,347 2,259 4,041 6,777 12,123 112,699 338,097 1,014,291 and 3,042,873, with no remainder.

Since 3,042,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,042,873, 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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