Q: Is 12,404,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,404,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,404,139 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 12404139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 37 111 407 1,221 10,159 30,477 111,749 335,247 375,883 1,127,649 4,134,713 and 12,404,139, with no remainder.

Since 12,404,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,404,139, 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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