Q: Is 1,179,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,179,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,179,580 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 1179580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 58,979 117,958 235,916 294,895 589,790 and 1,179,580, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,580, 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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