Q: Is 2,420,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,420,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,420,001 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 2420001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 15,817 47,451 142,353 268,889 806,667 and 2,420,001, with no remainder.

Since 2,420,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,420,001, 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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