Q: Is 1,142,937 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,142,937 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,142,937 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 1142937 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 42,331 126,993 380,979 and 1,142,937, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,937 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,937, it is not a prime number.


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Number 1,142,9351,142,9361,142,9381,142,939
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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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