Q: Is 3,996,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,996,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,996,702 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 3996702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 24,671 49,342 74,013 148,026 222,039 444,078 666,117 1,332,234 1,998,351 and 3,996,702, with no remainder.

Since 3,996,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,996,702, 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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