Q: Is 3,048,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,048,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,048,942 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 3048942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 39,089 78,178 117,267 234,534 508,157 1,016,314 1,524,471 and 3,048,942, with no remainder.

Since 3,048,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,048,942, 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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