Q: Is 1,177,821 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,177,821 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,177,821 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 1177821 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 81 111 131 243 333 393 999 1,179 2,997 3,537 4,847 8,991 10,611 14,541 31,833 43,623 130,869 392,607 and 1,177,821, with no remainder.

Since 1,177,821 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,177,821, 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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