Q: Is 1,042,859 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,042,859 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,042,859 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 1042859 can be evenly divided by 1 599 1,741 and 1,042,859, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,859, it is not a prime number.


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