Q: Is 1,242,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,402 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 1242402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 29,581 59,162 88,743 177,486 207,067 414,134 621,201 and 1,242,402, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,402, it is not a prime number.


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