Q: Is 12,002,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,170 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 12002170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 289 578 1,445 2,890 4,153 8,306 20,765 41,530 70,601 141,202 353,005 706,010 1,200,217 2,400,434 6,001,085 and 12,002,170, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,170, 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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