Q: Is 3,042,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,042,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,042,996 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 3042996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 23,053 46,106 69,159 92,212 138,318 253,583 276,636 507,166 760,749 1,014,332 1,521,498 and 3,042,996, with no remainder.

Since 3,042,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,042,996, it is not a prime number.


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