Q: Is 12,046,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,046,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,046,842 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 12046842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 401 802 1,203 1,669 2,406 3,338 3,609 5,007 7,218 10,014 15,021 30,042 669,269 1,338,538 2,007,807 4,015,614 6,023,421 and 12,046,842, with no remainder.

Since 12,046,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,046,842, 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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