Q: Is 1,142,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,142,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,142,988 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 1142988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 308 462 924 1,237 2,474 3,711 4,948 7,422 8,659 13,607 14,844 17,318 25,977 27,214 34,636 40,821 51,954 54,428 81,642 95,249 103,908 163,284 190,498 285,747 380,996 571,494 and 1,142,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,988, 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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