Q: Is 12,359,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,359,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,359,824 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 12359824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 24,919 49,838 99,676 199,352 398,704 772,489 1,544,978 3,089,956 6,179,912 and 12,359,824, with no remainder.

Since 12,359,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,359,824, 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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