Q: Is 12,008,718 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,008,718 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,008,718 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 12008718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 21,521 43,042 64,563 129,126 193,689 387,378 667,151 1,334,302 2,001,453 4,002,906 6,004,359 and 12,008,718, with no remainder.

Since 12,008,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,008,718, 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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