Q: Is 12,498,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,498,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,498,321 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 12498321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 467 811 1,401 2,433 5,137 8,921 15,411 26,763 378,737 1,136,211 4,166,107 and 12,498,321, with no remainder.

Since 12,498,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,498,321, 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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