Q: Is 36,974,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,974,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,974,997 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 36974997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,427 2,879 4,281 8,637 12,843 25,911 4,108,333 12,324,999 and 36,974,997, with no remainder.

Since 36,974,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,974,997, 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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