Q: Is 1,242,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,435 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 1242435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 113 339 565 733 1,695 2,199 3,665 10,995 82,829 248,487 414,145 and 1,242,435, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,435, 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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