Q: Is 12,404,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,404,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,404,904 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 12404904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 516,871 1,033,742 1,550,613 2,067,484 3,101,226 4,134,968 6,202,452 and 12,404,904, with no remainder.

Since 12,404,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,404,904, 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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