Q: Is 999,940 a Prime Number?
A: No, 999,940 is 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 999940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 173 289 340 346 578 692 865 1,156 1,445 1,730 2,890 2,941 3,460 5,780 5,882 11,764 14,705 29,410 49,997 58,820 99,994 199,988 249,985 499,970 and 999,940, with no remainder.
Since 999,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,940, it is not a prime number.