Q: Is 12,002,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,002,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,002,720 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 12002720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 75,017 150,034 300,068 375,085 600,136 750,170 1,200,272 1,500,340 2,400,544 3,000,680 6,001,360 and 12,002,720, with no remainder.

Since 12,002,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,002,720, 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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