Q: Is 1,146,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,146,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,146,255 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 1146255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 6,947 20,841 34,735 76,417 104,205 229,251 382,085 and 1,146,255, with no remainder.

Since 1,146,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,146,255, 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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