Q: Is 12,002,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,331 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 12002331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 401 907 1,203 2,721 4,411 9,977 13,233 29,931 363,707 1,091,121 4,000,777 and 12,002,331, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,331, 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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