Q: Is 12,007,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,007,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,007,704 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 12007704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 500,321 1,000,642 1,500,963 2,001,284 3,001,926 4,002,568 6,003,852 and 12,007,704, with no remainder.

Since 12,007,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,007,704, 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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