Q: Is 1,260,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,260,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,260,042 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 1260042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 1,579 3,158 4,737 9,474 11,053 22,106 30,001 33,159 60,002 66,318 90,003 180,006 210,007 420,014 630,021 and 1,260,042, with no remainder.

Since 1,260,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,260,042, 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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