Q: Is 12,460,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,460,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,460,248 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 12460248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 173,059 346,118 519,177 692,236 1,038,354 1,384,472 1,557,531 2,076,708 3,115,062 4,153,416 6,230,124 and 12,460,248, with no remainder.

Since 12,460,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,460,248, 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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