Q: Is 12,502,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,502,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,502,259 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 12502259 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 17 77 119 187 1,309 9,551 66,857 105,061 162,367 735,427 1,136,569 1,786,037 and 12,502,259, with no remainder.

Since 12,502,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,502,259, 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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