Q: Is 12,424,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,424,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,424,346 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 12424346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 67 134 737 1,474 8,429 16,858 92,719 185,438 564,743 1,129,486 6,212,173 and 12,424,346, with no remainder.

Since 12,424,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,424,346, 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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