Q: Is 12,002,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,008 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 12002008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 127 254 508 1,016 11,813 23,626 47,252 94,504 1,500,251 3,000,502 6,001,004 and 12,002,008, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,008, 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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