Q: Is 12,407,607 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,407,607 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,407,607 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 12407607 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 129 387 1,161 10,687 32,061 96,183 288,549 459,541 1,378,623 4,135,869 and 12,407,607, with no remainder.

Since 12,407,607 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,407,607, 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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