Q: Is 12,009,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,009,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,009,132 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 12009132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 261 348 522 1,044 11,503 23,006 34,509 46,012 69,018 103,527 138,036 207,054 333,587 414,108 667,174 1,000,761 1,334,348 2,001,522 3,002,283 4,003,044 6,004,566 and 12,009,132, with no remainder.

Since 12,009,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,009,132, 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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