Q: Is 1,187,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,187,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,187,898 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 1187898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 6,827 13,654 20,481 40,962 197,983 395,966 593,949 and 1,187,898, with no remainder.

Since 1,187,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,187,898, 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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