Q: Is 1,262,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,262,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,262,505 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 1262505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 4,951 14,853 24,755 74,265 84,167 252,501 420,835 and 1,262,505, with no remainder.

Since 1,262,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,262,505, 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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