Q: Is 1,040,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,040,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,040,996 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 1040996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 59 118 236 401 649 802 1,298 1,604 2,596 4,411 8,822 17,644 23,659 47,318 94,636 260,249 520,498 and 1,040,996, with no remainder.

Since 1,040,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,040,996, 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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