Q: Is 1,178,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,178,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,178,952 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 1178952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 49,123 98,246 147,369 196,492 294,738 392,984 589,476 and 1,178,952, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,952, 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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