Q: Is 1,042,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,042,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,042,521 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 1042521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 29 69 87 521 667 1,563 2,001 11,983 15,109 35,949 45,327 347,507 and 1,042,521, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,521, it is not a prime number.


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