Q: Is 1,720,983 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,720,983 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,720,983 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 1720983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 121 363 431 1,293 1,331 3,993 4,741 14,223 52,151 156,453 573,661 and 1,720,983, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,983, 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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