Q: Is 12,240,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,240,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,240,425 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 12240425 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 25 83 85 347 415 425 1,411 1,735 2,075 5,899 7,055 8,675 28,801 29,495 35,275 144,005 147,475 489,617 720,025 2,448,085 and 12,240,425, with no remainder.

Since 12,240,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,240,425, 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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