Q: Is 1,238,637 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,238,637 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,238,637 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 1238637 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 149 163 447 489 2,533 2,771 7,599 8,313 24,287 72,861 412,879 and 1,238,637, with no remainder.

Since 1,238,637 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,238,637, 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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