Q: Is 1,257,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,257,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,257,978 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 1257978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 2,953 5,906 8,859 17,718 209,663 419,326 628,989 and 1,257,978, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,978, 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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