Q: Is 1,298,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,298,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,298,988 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 1298988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 36,083 72,166 108,249 144,332 216,498 324,747 432,996 649,494 and 1,298,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,298,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,298,988, it is not a prime number.


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