Q: Is 1,179,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,962 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 1179962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 89 178 623 947 1,246 1,894 6,629 13,258 84,283 168,566 589,981 and 1,179,962, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,962, 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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