Q: Is 1,231,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,231,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,231,424 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 1231424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 71 142 271 284 542 568 1,084 1,136 2,168 2,272 4,336 4,544 8,672 17,344 19,241 38,482 76,964 153,928 307,856 615,712 and 1,231,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,231,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,231,424, 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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