Q: Is 1,178,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,178,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,178,442 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 1178442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 139 157 278 314 417 471 834 942 1,251 1,413 2,502 2,826 3,753 4,239 7,506 8,478 21,823 43,646 65,469 130,938 196,407 392,814 589,221 and 1,178,442, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,442, 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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