Q: Is 1,042,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,042,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,042,659 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 1042659 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 73 207 219 529 621 657 1,587 1,679 1,971 4,761 5,037 14,283 15,111 38,617 45,333 115,851 347,553 and 1,042,659, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,659, 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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