Q: Is 11,842,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,842,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,842,002 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 11842002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 53 106 159 318 477 954 12,413 24,826 37,239 74,478 111,717 223,434 657,889 1,315,778 1,973,667 3,947,334 5,921,001 and 11,842,002, with no remainder.

Since 11,842,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,842,002, 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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