Q: Is 1,079,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,079,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,079,143 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 1079143 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 19 221 247 257 323 3,341 4,199 4,369 4,883 56,797 63,479 83,011 and 1,079,143, with no remainder.

Since 1,079,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,079,143, 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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