Q: Is 2,428,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,428,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,428,746 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 2428746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 4,877 9,754 14,631 29,262 404,791 809,582 1,214,373 and 2,428,746, with no remainder.

Since 2,428,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,428,746, 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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