Q: Is 1,720,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,720,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,720,542 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 1720542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 139 278 417 834 2,063 4,126 6,189 12,378 286,757 573,514 860,271 and 1,720,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,542, 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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