Q: Is 12,238,924 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,238,924 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,238,924 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 12238924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 89 124 178 356 1,109 2,218 2,759 4,436 5,518 11,036 34,379 68,758 98,701 137,516 197,402 394,804 3,059,731 6,119,462 and 12,238,924, with no remainder.

Since 12,238,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,238,924, 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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