Q: Is 12,424,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,424,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,424,131 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 12424131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 421 1,093 1,263 3,279 3,789 9,837 11,367 29,511 460,153 1,380,459 4,141,377 and 12,424,131, with no remainder.

Since 12,424,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,424,131, 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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