Q: Is 1,000,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,000,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,000,005 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 1000005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 163 409 489 815 1,227 2,045 2,445 6,135 66,667 200,001 333,335 and 1,000,005, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,005, it is not a prime number.


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