Q: Is 1,242,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,242,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,242,891 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 1242891 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 3,541 10,623 31,869 46,033 95,607 138,099 414,297 and 1,242,891, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,891, 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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