Q: Is 1,240,566 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,240,566 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,240,566 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 1240566 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 199 398 597 1,039 1,194 2,078 3,117 6,234 206,761 413,522 620,283 and 1,240,566, with no remainder.

Since 1,240,566 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,240,566, 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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