Q: Is 1,242,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,003 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 1242003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 71 119 147 213 343 357 497 833 1,029 1,207 1,491 2,499 3,479 3,621 5,831 8,449 10,437 17,493 24,353 25,347 59,143 73,059 177,429 414,001 and 1,242,003, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,003, it is not a prime number.


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