Q: Is 1,240,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,240,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,240,242 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 1240242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 97 194 291 582 2,131 4,262 6,393 12,786 206,707 413,414 620,121 and 1,240,242, with no remainder.

Since 1,240,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,240,242, it is not a prime number.


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