Q: Is 12,942,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,942,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,942,462 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 12942462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 73 78 146 219 438 949 1,898 2,273 2,847 4,546 5,694 6,819 13,638 29,549 59,098 88,647 165,929 177,294 331,858 497,787 995,574 2,157,077 4,314,154 6,471,231 and 12,942,462, with no remainder.

Since 12,942,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,942,462, 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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