Q: Is 1,178,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,178,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,178,798 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 1178798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 67 134 463 926 1,273 2,546 8,797 17,594 31,021 62,042 589,399 and 1,178,798, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,798, 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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