Q: Is 1,500,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,500,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,500,006 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 1500006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 89 106 159 178 267 318 534 2,809 4,717 5,618 8,427 9,434 14,151 16,854 28,302 250,001 500,002 750,003 and 1,500,006, with no remainder.

Since 1,500,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,500,006, it is not a prime number.


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