Q: Is 4,004,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,004,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,004,001 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 4004001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 29 69 87 207 261 529 667 841 1,587 2,001 2,523 4,761 6,003 7,569 15,341 19,343 46,023 58,029 138,069 174,087 444,889 1,334,667 and 4,004,001, with no remainder.

Since 4,004,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,004,001, it is not a prime number.


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