Q: Is 1,242,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,016 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 1242016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 74 148 296 592 1,049 1,184 2,098 4,196 8,392 16,784 33,568 38,813 77,626 155,252 310,504 621,008 and 1,242,016, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,016, 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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