Q: Is 12,041,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,041,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,041,001 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 12041001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 63,709 191,127 445,963 573,381 1,337,889 1,720,143 4,013,667 and 12,041,001, with no remainder.

Since 12,041,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,041,001, 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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