Q: Is 12,012,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,012,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,012,012 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 12012012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 333,667 667,334 1,001,001 1,334,668 2,002,002 3,003,003 4,004,004 6,006,006 and 12,012,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,012,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,012,012, 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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