Q: Is 12,001,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,001,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,001,984 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 12001984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 187,531 375,062 750,124 1,500,248 3,000,496 6,000,992 and 12,001,984, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,984, 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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