Q: Is 12,008,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,008,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,008,574 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 12008574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 24,709 49,418 74,127 148,254 222,381 444,762 667,143 1,334,286 2,001,429 4,002,858 6,004,287 and 12,008,574, with no remainder.

Since 12,008,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,008,574, 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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