Q: Is 1,272,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,272,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,272,424 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 1272424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 53 106 212 424 3,001 6,002 12,004 24,008 159,053 318,106 636,212 and 1,272,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,272,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272,424, 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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