Q: Is 5,246,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,246,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,246,988 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 5246988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 7,411 14,822 22,233 29,644 44,466 88,932 437,249 874,498 1,311,747 1,748,996 2,623,494 and 5,246,988, with no remainder.

Since 5,246,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,246,988, 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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