Q: Is 1,240,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,240,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,240,872 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 1240872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 149 298 347 447 596 694 894 1,041 1,192 1,388 1,788 2,082 2,776 3,576 4,164 8,328 51,703 103,406 155,109 206,812 310,218 413,624 620,436 and 1,240,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,240,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,240,872, 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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