Q: Is 12,022,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,022,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,022,003 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 12022003 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 37 49 133 259 349 703 931 1,813 2,443 4,921 6,631 12,913 17,101 34,447 46,417 90,391 245,347 324,919 632,737 1,717,429 and 12,022,003, with no remainder.

Since 12,022,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,022,003, 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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