Q: Is 1,001,079 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,001,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,001,079 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 1001079 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 727 1,377 2,181 6,543 12,359 19,629 37,077 58,887 111,231 333,693 and 1,001,079, with no remainder.

Since 1,001,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,001,079, it is not a prime number.


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