Q: Is 1,498,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,498,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,498,248 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 1498248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 20,809 41,618 62,427 83,236 124,854 166,472 187,281 249,708 374,562 499,416 749,124 and 1,498,248, with no remainder.

Since 1,498,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,498,248, 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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