Q: Is 1,720,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,720,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,720,852 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 1720852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 287 574 1,148 1,499 2,998 5,996 10,493 20,986 41,972 61,459 122,918 245,836 430,213 860,426 and 1,720,852, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,852, 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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