Q: Is 1,002,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,002,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,002,001 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 1002001 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 49 77 91 121 143 169 539 637 847 1,001 1,183 1,573 1,859 5,929 7,007 8,281 11,011 13,013 20,449 77,077 91,091 143,143 and 1,002,001, with no remainder.

Since 1,002,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,002,001, it is not a prime number.


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