Q: Is 1,046,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,046,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,046,997 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 1046997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 16,619 49,857 116,333 149,571 348,999 and 1,046,997, with no remainder.

Since 1,046,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,046,997, 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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