Q: Is 12,246,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,246,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,246,042 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 12246042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 383 438 766 1,149 2,298 5,329 10,658 15,987 27,959 31,974 55,918 83,877 167,754 2,041,007 4,082,014 6,123,021 and 12,246,042, with no remainder.

Since 12,246,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,246,042, 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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