Q: Is 1,242,795 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,795 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,795 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 1242795 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 145 435 2,857 8,571 14,285 42,855 82,853 248,559 414,265 and 1,242,795, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,795, 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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