Q: Is 1,009,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,009,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,009,542 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 1009542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 113 226 339 678 1,489 2,978 4,467 8,934 168,257 336,514 504,771 and 1,009,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,009,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,009,542, 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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