Q: Is 12,008,073 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,008,073 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,008,073 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 12008073 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 227 229 231 681 687 1,589 1,603 2,497 2,519 4,767 4,809 7,491 7,557 17,479 17,633 51,983 52,437 52,899 155,949 363,881 571,813 1,091,643 1,715,439 4,002,691 and 12,008,073, with no remainder.

Since 12,008,073 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,008,073, 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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