Q: Is 12,423,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,423,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,423,245 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 12423245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 95 251 521 1,255 2,605 4,769 9,899 23,845 49,495 130,771 653,855 2,484,649 and 12,423,245, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,245, 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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