Q: Is 12,008,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,008,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,008,424 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 12008424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 74 111 148 222 296 444 888 13,523 27,046 40,569 54,092 81,138 108,184 162,276 324,552 500,351 1,000,702 1,501,053 2,001,404 3,002,106 4,002,808 6,004,212 and 12,008,424, with no remainder.

Since 12,008,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,008,424, 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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