Q: Is 1,048,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,048,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,048,216 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 1048216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 10,079 20,158 40,316 80,632 131,027 262,054 524,108 and 1,048,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,048,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,048,216, it is not a prime number.


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