Q: Is 12,012,507 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,012,507 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,012,507 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 12012507 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 83 117 249 747 1,079 1,237 3,237 3,711 9,711 11,133 16,081 48,243 102,671 144,729 308,013 924,039 1,334,723 4,004,169 and 12,012,507, with no remainder.

Since 12,012,507 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,012,507, 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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