Q: Is 1,162,497 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,162,497 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,162,497 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 1162497 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 197 281 591 843 1,379 1,967 4,137 5,901 55,357 166,071 387,499 and 1,162,497, with no remainder.

Since 1,162,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,162,497, 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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