Q: Is 12,493,468 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,493,468 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,493,468 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 12493468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 240,259 480,518 961,036 3,123,367 6,246,734 and 12,493,468, with no remainder.

Since 12,493,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,493,468, 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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