Q: Is 1,179,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,009 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 1179009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 3,359 10,077 30,231 43,667 90,693 131,001 393,003 and 1,179,009, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,009, it is not a prime number.


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