Q: Is 1,996,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,996,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,996,425 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 1996425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 19 25 45 57 75 95 171 225 285 467 475 855 1,401 1,425 2,335 4,203 4,275 7,005 8,873 11,675 21,015 26,619 35,025 44,365 79,857 105,075 133,095 221,825 399,285 665,475 and 1,996,425, with no remainder.

Since 1,996,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,996,425, it is not a prime number.


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