Q: Is 12,402,249 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,402,249 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,402,249 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 12402249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 1,019 3,057 4,057 12,171 4,134,083 and 12,402,249, with no remainder.

Since 12,402,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,402,249, 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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