Q: Is 12,017,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,017,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,017,420 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 12017420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 337 674 1,348 1,685 1,783 3,370 3,566 6,740 7,132 8,915 17,830 35,660 600,871 1,201,742 2,403,484 3,004,355 6,008,710 and 12,017,420, with no remainder.

Since 12,017,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,017,420, 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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