Q: Is 12,423,924 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,423,924 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,423,924 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 12423924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 345,109 690,218 1,035,327 1,380,436 2,070,654 3,105,981 4,141,308 6,211,962 and 12,423,924, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,924, 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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