Q: Is 12,420,867 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,420,867 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,420,867 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 12420867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 249 601 1,803 6,889 20,667 49,883 149,649 4,140,289 and 12,420,867, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,867, 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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