Q: Is 1,138,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,138,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,138,179 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 1138179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 83 249 581 653 1,743 1,959 4,571 13,713 54,199 162,597 379,393 and 1,138,179, with no remainder.

Since 1,138,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,138,179, 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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