Q: Is 1,046,247 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,046,247 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,046,247 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 1046247 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 59 69 177 257 771 1,357 4,071 5,911 15,163 17,733 45,489 348,749 and 1,046,247, with no remainder.

Since 1,046,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,046,247, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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