Q: Is 2,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,958 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 2958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 58 87 102 174 493 986 1,479 and 2,958, with no remainder.

Since 2,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,958, it is not a prime number.


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