Q: Is 1,172,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,172,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,172,560 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 1172560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 14,657 29,314 58,628 73,285 117,256 146,570 234,512 293,140 586,280 and 1,172,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,172,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,172,560, 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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