Q: Is 1,048,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,048,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,048,252 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 1048252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 503 521 1,006 1,042 2,012 2,084 262,063 524,126 and 1,048,252, with no remainder.

Since 1,048,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,048,252, 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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