Q: Is 1,178,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,178,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,178,555 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 1178555 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 151 223 755 1,057 1,115 1,561 5,285 7,805 33,673 168,365 235,711 and 1,178,555, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,555, 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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