Q: Is 1,426,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,426,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,426,988 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 1426988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 179 358 716 1,993 3,986 7,972 356,747 713,494 and 1,426,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,426,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,426,988, 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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