Q: Is 1,242,759 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,759 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,759 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 1242759 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 31 69 83 93 161 217 249 483 581 651 713 1,743 1,909 2,139 2,573 4,991 5,727 7,719 13,363 14,973 18,011 40,089 54,033 59,179 177,537 414,253 and 1,242,759, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,759 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,759, 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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