Q: Is 1,721,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,721,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,721,642 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 1721642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 23 26 46 299 598 2,879 5,758 37,427 66,217 74,854 132,434 860,821 and 1,721,642, with no remainder.

Since 1,721,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,721,642, 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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