Q: Is 1,179,832 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,832 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,832 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 1179832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 139 278 556 1,061 1,112 2,122 4,244 8,488 147,479 294,958 589,916 and 1,179,832, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,832, 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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