Q: Is 1,212,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,212,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,212,001 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 1212001 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 103 287 721 1,681 4,223 11,767 29,561 173,143 and 1,212,001, with no remainder.

Since 1,212,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,212,001, it is not a prime number.


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