Q: Is 12,426,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,426,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,426,200 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 12426200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 62,131 124,262 248,524 310,655 497,048 621,310 1,242,620 1,553,275 2,485,240 3,106,550 6,213,100 and 12,426,200, with no remainder.

Since 12,426,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,426,200, 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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