Q: Is 1,661,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,661,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,661,988 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 1661988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 8,147 16,294 24,441 32,588 48,882 97,764 138,499 276,998 415,497 553,996 830,994 and 1,661,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,661,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,661,988, 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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