Q: Is 1,254,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,254,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,254,987 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 1254987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 877 1,431 2,631 7,893 23,679 46,481 139,443 418,329 and 1,254,987, with no remainder.

Since 1,254,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,254,987, 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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