Q: Is 6,940,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,940,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,940,972 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 6940972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 42,323 84,646 169,292 1,735,243 3,470,486 and 6,940,972, with no remainder.

Since 6,940,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,940,972, 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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