Q: Is 12,200,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,200,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,200,724 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 12200724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 338,909 677,818 1,016,727 1,355,636 2,033,454 3,050,181 4,066,908 6,100,362 and 12,200,724, with no remainder.

Since 12,200,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,200,724, 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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