Q: Is 12,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,012 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 12012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 66 77 78 84 91 132 143 154 156 182 231 273 286 308 364 429 462 546 572 858 924 1,001 1,092 1,716 2,002 3,003 4,004 6,006 and 12,012, with no remainder.

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