Q: Is 1,142,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,142,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,142,958 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 1142958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 2,683 5,366 8,049 16,098 190,493 380,986 571,479 and 1,142,958, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,958, 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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