Q: Is 1,742,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,742,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,742,979 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 1742979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 71 147 167 213 497 501 1,169 1,491 3,479 3,507 8,183 10,437 11,857 24,549 35,571 82,999 248,997 580,993 and 1,742,979, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,979, 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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