Q: Is 1,242,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,890 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 1242890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 110 11,299 22,598 56,495 112,990 124,289 248,578 621,445 and 1,242,890, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,890, 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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