Q: Is 1,278,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,278,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,278,987 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 1278987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 61 87 183 241 723 1,769 5,307 6,989 14,701 20,967 44,103 426,329 and 1,278,987, with no remainder.

Since 1,278,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,278,987, 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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