Q: Is 12,508,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,508,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,508,748 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 12508748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 62 124 217 434 868 14,411 28,822 57,644 100,877 201,754 403,508 446,741 893,482 1,786,964 3,127,187 6,254,374 and 12,508,748, with no remainder.

Since 12,508,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,508,748, 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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