Q: Is 12,240,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,240,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,240,118 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 12240118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 121 242 407 814 1,367 2,734 4,477 8,954 15,037 30,074 50,579 101,158 165,407 330,814 556,369 1,112,738 6,120,059 and 12,240,118, with no remainder.

Since 12,240,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,240,118, 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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