Q: Is 1,256,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,256,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,256,002 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 1256002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 407 814 1,543 3,086 16,973 33,946 57,091 114,182 628,001 and 1,256,002, with no remainder.

Since 1,256,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,256,002, it is not a prime number.


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