Q: Is 1,009,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,009,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,009,974 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 1009974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 139 173 278 346 417 519 834 973 1,038 1,211 1,946 2,422 2,919 3,633 5,838 7,266 24,047 48,094 72,141 144,282 168,329 336,658 504,987 and 1,009,974, with no remainder.

Since 1,009,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,009,974, 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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