Q: Is 2,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,436 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 2436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 29 42 58 84 87 116 174 203 348 406 609 812 1,218 and 2,436, with no remainder.

Since 2,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,436, it is not a prime number.


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