Q: Is 1,017,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,017,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,017,842 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 1017842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 29 46 58 109 161 203 218 322 406 667 763 1,334 1,526 2,507 3,161 4,669 5,014 6,322 9,338 17,549 22,127 35,098 44,254 72,703 145,406 508,921 and 1,017,842, with no remainder.

Since 1,017,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,017,842, 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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