Q: Is 1,048,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,048,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,048,972 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 1048972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 191 382 764 1,373 2,746 5,492 262,243 524,486 and 1,048,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,048,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,048,972, 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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