Q: Is 1,242,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,258 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 1242258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 19 34 38 51 57 102 114 323 641 646 969 1,282 1,923 1,938 3,846 10,897 12,179 21,794 24,358 32,691 36,537 65,382 73,074 207,043 414,086 621,129 and 1,242,258, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,258, 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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