Q: Is 12,404,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,404,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,404,142 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 12404142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 499 998 1,381 1,497 2,762 2,994 4,143 4,491 8,286 8,982 12,429 24,858 689,119 1,378,238 2,067,357 4,134,714 6,202,071 and 12,404,142, with no remainder.

Since 12,404,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,404,142, 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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