Q: Is 1,187,654 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,187,654 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,187,654 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 1187654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 221 442 2,687 5,374 34,931 45,679 69,862 91,358 593,827 and 1,187,654, with no remainder.

Since 1,187,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,187,654, 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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