Q: Is 1,506,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,506,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,506,996 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 1506996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 164 246 369 492 738 1,021 1,476 2,042 3,063 4,084 6,126 9,189 12,252 18,378 36,756 41,861 83,722 125,583 167,444 251,166 376,749 502,332 753,498 and 1,506,996, with no remainder.

Since 1,506,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,506,996, 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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