Q: Is 1,242,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,405 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 1242405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 9,203 27,609 46,015 82,827 138,045 248,481 414,135 and 1,242,405, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,405, it is not a prime number.


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