Q: Is 12,004,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,004,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,004,208 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 12004208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 79 158 316 632 1,264 9,497 18,994 37,988 75,976 151,952 750,263 1,500,526 3,001,052 6,002,104 and 12,004,208, with no remainder.

Since 12,004,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,004,208, 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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