Q: Is 1,240,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,240,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,240,000 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 1240000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 64 80 100 124 125 155 160 200 248 250 310 320 400 496 500 620 625 775 800 992 1,000 1,240 1,250 1,550 1,600 1,984 2,000 2,480 2,500 3,100 3,875 4,000 4,960 5,000 6,200 7,750 8,000 9,920 10,000 12,400 15,500 19,375 20,000 24,800 31,000 38,750 40,000 49,600 62,000 77,500 124,000 155,000 248,000 310,000 620,000 and 1,240,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,240,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,240,000, 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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