Q: Is 12,006,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,006,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,006,008 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 12006008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 269 538 797 1,076 1,594 1,883 2,152 3,188 3,766 5,579 6,376 7,532 11,158 15,064 22,316 44,632 214,393 428,786 857,572 1,500,751 1,715,144 3,001,502 6,003,004 and 12,006,008, with no remainder.

Since 12,006,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,006,008, 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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