Q: Is 1,172,857 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,172,857 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,172,857 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 1172857 can be evenly divided by 1 7 137 959 1,223 8,561 167,551 and 1,172,857, with no remainder.

Since 1,172,857 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,172,857, 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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