Q: Is 12,423,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,423,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,423,015 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 12423015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 99 165 495 25,097 75,291 125,485 225,873 276,067 376,455 828,201 1,129,365 1,380,335 2,484,603 4,141,005 and 12,423,015, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,015, 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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