Q: Is 1,042,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,042,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,042,542 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 1042542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 3,407 6,814 10,221 20,442 30,663 57,919 61,326 115,838 173,757 347,514 521,271 and 1,042,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,542, 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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