Q: Is 1,242,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,440 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 1242440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 89 178 349 356 445 698 712 890 1,396 1,745 1,780 2,792 3,490 3,560 6,980 13,960 31,061 62,122 124,244 155,305 248,488 310,610 621,220 and 1,242,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,440, 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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