Q: Is 12,708,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,708,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,708,908 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 12708908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 43 74 86 148 172 1,591 1,997 3,182 3,994 6,364 7,988 73,889 85,871 147,778 171,742 295,556 343,484 3,177,227 6,354,454 and 12,708,908, with no remainder.

Since 12,708,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,708,908, 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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