Q: Is 12,001,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,001,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,001,212 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 12001212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 333,367 666,734 1,000,101 1,333,468 2,000,202 3,000,303 4,000,404 6,000,606 and 12,001,212, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,212, it is not a prime number.


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