Q: Is 1,724,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,724,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,724,601 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 1724601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 87 129 461 1,247 1,383 3,741 13,369 19,823 40,107 59,469 574,867 and 1,724,601, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,601, 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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