Q: Is 1,042,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,042,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,042,544 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 1042544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 2,833 5,666 11,332 22,664 45,328 65,159 130,318 260,636 521,272 and 1,042,544, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,544, 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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