Q: Is 2,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,478 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 2478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 and 2,478, with no remainder.

Since 2,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478, it is not a prime number.


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