Q: Is 12,023,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,023,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,023,420 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 12023420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 35,363 70,726 141,452 176,815 353,630 601,171 707,260 1,202,342 2,404,684 3,005,855 6,011,710 and 12,023,420, with no remainder.

Since 12,023,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,023,420, 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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