Q: Is 3,742,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,742,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,742,971 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 3742971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 167 241 501 723 5,177 7,471 15,531 22,413 40,247 120,741 1,247,657 and 3,742,971, with no remainder.

Since 3,742,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,742,971, 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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