Q: Is 12,345,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,345,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,345,138 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 12345138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 52,757 105,514 158,271 316,542 474,813 685,841 949,626 1,371,682 2,057,523 4,115,046 6,172,569 and 12,345,138, with no remainder.

Since 12,345,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,345,138, 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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