Q: Is 1,179,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,008 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 1179008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 61 64 122 128 151 244 302 488 604 976 1,208 1,952 2,416 3,904 4,832 7,808 9,211 9,664 18,422 19,328 36,844 73,688 147,376 294,752 589,504 and 1,179,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,008, 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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