Q: Is 12,420,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,420,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,420,872 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 12420872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 937 1,657 1,874 3,314 3,748 6,628 7,496 13,256 1,552,609 3,105,218 6,210,436 and 12,420,872, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,872, 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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