Q: Is 1,142,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,142,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,142,997 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 1142997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 139 417 2,741 8,223 380,999 and 1,142,997, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,997, it is not a prime number.


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Number 1,142,9951,142,9961,142,9981,142,999
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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