Q: Is 1,040,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,040,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,040,842 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 1040842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 23 34 46 121 187 242 253 374 391 506 782 1,331 2,057 2,662 2,783 4,114 4,301 5,566 8,602 22,627 30,613 45,254 47,311 61,226 94,622 520,421 and 1,040,842, with no remainder.

Since 1,040,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,040,842, 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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