Q: Is 12,492,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,492,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,492,420 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 12492420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 208,207 416,414 624,621 832,828 1,041,035 1,249,242 2,082,070 2,498,484 3,123,105 4,164,140 6,246,210 and 12,492,420, with no remainder.

Since 12,492,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,492,420, 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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