Q: Is 1,538,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,538,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,538,999 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 1538999 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 23 77 79 121 161 253 553 847 869 1,771 1,817 2,783 6,083 9,559 12,719 19,481 19,987 66,913 139,909 219,857 and 1,538,999, with no remainder.

Since 1,538,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,538,999, 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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