Q: Is 12,002,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,571 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 12002571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 317 601 951 1,803 2,219 2,853 4,207 5,409 6,657 12,621 19,971 37,863 190,517 571,551 1,333,619 1,714,653 4,000,857 and 12,002,571, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,571, 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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