Q: Is 12,423,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,423,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,423,021 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 12423021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 107 169 229 321 507 687 1,391 2,977 4,173 8,931 18,083 24,503 38,701 54,249 73,509 116,103 318,539 955,617 4,141,007 and 12,423,021, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,021, 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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