Q: Is 1,988,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,988,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,988,496 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 1988496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 4,603 9,206 13,809 18,412 27,618 36,824 41,427 55,236 73,648 82,854 110,472 124,281 165,708 220,944 248,562 331,416 497,124 662,832 994,248 and 1,988,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,496, 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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