Q: Is 12,457,257 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,457,257 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,457,257 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 12457257 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 133,949 401,847 4,152,419 and 12,457,257, with no remainder.

Since 12,457,257 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,457,257, 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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