Q: Is 1,253,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,253,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,253,142 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 1253142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 6,329 12,658 18,987 37,974 56,961 69,619 113,922 139,238 208,857 417,714 626,571 and 1,253,142, with no remainder.

Since 1,253,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,253,142, 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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