Q: Is 1,072,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,072,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,072,496 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 1072496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 3,943 7,886 15,772 31,544 63,088 67,031 134,062 268,124 536,248 and 1,072,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,072,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,072,496, 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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