Q: Is 1,005,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,005,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,005,942 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 1005942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 86 129 258 301 557 602 903 1,114 1,671 1,806 3,342 3,899 7,798 11,697 23,394 23,951 47,902 71,853 143,706 167,657 335,314 502,971 and 1,005,942, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,942, 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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