Is 2988 a prime number?
No, 2988 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 2988 = 2 × 1494.
Is 2988 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √2988 ≈ 54.66. If none of them divides 2988, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 2988 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 2988 = 2^{2} \times 3^{2} \times 83 \]Testing 2988 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2988 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (1494) |
| 3 | 2988 ÷ 3 | divides exactly (996) |
| 5 | 2988 ÷ 5 | leaves 3 |
| 7 | 2988 ÷ 7 | leaves 6 |
| 11 | 2988 ÷ 11 | leaves 7 |
| 13 | 2988 ÷ 13 | leaves 11 |
| 17 | 2988 ÷ 17 | leaves 13 |
| 19 | 2988 ÷ 19 | leaves 5 |
| 23 | 2988 ÷ 23 | leaves 21 |
| 29 | 2988 ÷ 29 | leaves 1 |
| 31 | 2988 ÷ 31 | leaves 12 |
| 37 | 2988 ÷ 37 | leaves 28 |
Questions
Is 2988 a prime number?
No, 2988 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 2988 = 2 × 1494.
What is the next prime after 2988?
2999.
What is the prime number before 2988?
2971.
What are the factors of 2988?
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 83, 166, 249, 332, 498, 747, 996, 1494, 2988.