Q: Is 12,402,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,402,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,402,138 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 12402138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 71 142 213 426 497 994 1,491 2,982 4,159 8,318 12,477 24,954 29,113 58,226 87,339 174,678 295,289 590,578 885,867 1,771,734 2,067,023 4,134,046 6,201,069 and 12,402,138, with no remainder.

Since 12,402,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,402,138, 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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