Q: Is 1,246,797 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,246,797 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,246,797 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 1246797 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 29 51 87 153 261 281 493 843 1,479 2,529 4,437 4,777 8,149 14,331 24,447 42,993 73,341 138,533 415,599 and 1,246,797, with no remainder.

Since 1,246,797 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,246,797, 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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