Q: Is 1,046,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,046,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,046,871 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 1046871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 29 63 87 189 191 203 261 573 609 783 1,337 1,719 1,827 4,011 5,157 5,481 5,539 12,033 16,617 36,099 38,773 49,851 116,319 149,553 348,957 and 1,046,871, with no remainder.

Since 1,046,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,046,871, 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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