Q: Is 12,001,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,001,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,001,218 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 12001218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 117,659 235,318 352,977 705,954 2,000,203 4,000,406 6,000,609 and 12,001,218, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,218, 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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