Q: Is 1,742,406 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,742,406 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,742,406 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 1742406 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 149 298 447 894 1,949 3,898 5,847 11,694 290,401 580,802 871,203 and 1,742,406, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,406 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,406, 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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