Q: Is 1,001,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,001,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,001,259 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 1001259 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 63 69 161 207 483 691 1,449 2,073 4,837 6,219 14,511 15,893 43,533 47,679 111,251 143,037 333,753 and 1,001,259, with no remainder.

Since 1,001,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,001,259, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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