Q: Is 1,179,855 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,855 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,855 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 1179855 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 157 167 471 501 785 835 1,413 1,503 2,355 2,505 7,065 7,515 26,219 78,657 131,095 235,971 393,285 and 1,179,855, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,855, 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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