Q: Is 3,472,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,472,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,472,978 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 3472978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,009 1,721 2,018 3,442 1,736,489 and 3,472,978, with no remainder.

Since 3,472,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,472,978, 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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