Q: Is 1,742,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,742,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,742,788 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 1742788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 239 478 956 1,823 3,646 7,292 435,697 871,394 and 1,742,788, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,788, 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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