Q: Is 1,157,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,157,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,157,742 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 1157742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 64,319 128,638 192,957 385,914 578,871 and 1,157,742, with no remainder.

Since 1,157,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,157,742, 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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