Q: Is 12,428,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,428,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,428,908 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 12428908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 181 362 724 17,167 34,334 68,668 3,107,227 6,214,454 and 12,428,908, with no remainder.

Since 12,428,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,428,908, 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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