Q: Is 1,248,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,248,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,248,508 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 1248508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 47 58 94 116 188 229 458 916 1,363 2,726 5,452 6,641 10,763 13,282 21,526 26,564 43,052 312,127 624,254 and 1,248,508, with no remainder.

Since 1,248,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248,508, 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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