Q: Is 1,142,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,142,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,142,844 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 1142844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 131 262 393 524 727 786 1,454 1,572 2,181 2,908 4,362 8,724 95,237 190,474 285,711 380,948 571,422 and 1,142,844, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,844, 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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