Q: Is 1,496,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,496,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,496,562 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 1496562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 249,427 498,854 748,281 and 1,496,562, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,562, 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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