Q: Is 1,097,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,097,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,097,996 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 1097996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 67 68 134 241 268 482 964 1,139 2,278 4,097 4,556 8,194 16,147 16,388 32,294 64,588 274,499 548,998 and 1,097,996, with no remainder.

Since 1,097,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,097,996, 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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