Q: Is 1,005,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,005,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,005,006 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 1005006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 59 102 118 167 177 334 354 501 1,002 1,003 2,006 2,839 3,009 5,678 6,018 8,517 9,853 17,034 19,706 29,559 59,118 167,501 335,002 502,503 and 1,005,006, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,006, 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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