Q: Is 4,008,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,008,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,008,501 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 4008501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 127 167 189 381 501 889 1,143 1,169 1,503 2,667 3,429 3,507 4,509 8,001 10,521 21,209 24,003 31,563 63,627 148,463 190,881 445,389 572,643 1,336,167 and 4,008,501, with no remainder.

Since 4,008,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,008,501, 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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