Q: Is 1,000,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,000,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,000,002 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 1000002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 166,667 333,334 500,001 and 1,000,002, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,002, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 1,000,0001,000,0011,000,0031,000,004
Prime? nonoyesno
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 1,000,002:


Ask a Question