Q: Is 12,001,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,001,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,001,215 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 12001215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 47 87 141 145 235 435 587 705 1,363 1,761 2,935 4,089 6,815 8,805 17,023 20,445 27,589 51,069 82,767 85,115 137,945 255,345 413,835 800,081 2,400,243 4,000,405 and 12,001,215, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,215, 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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