Q: Is 12,002,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,012 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 12002012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 41 44 82 164 451 902 1,804 6,653 13,306 26,612 73,183 146,366 272,773 292,732 545,546 1,091,092 3,000,503 6,001,006 and 12,002,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,012, 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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