Q: Is 12,023,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,023,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,023,022 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 12023022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 182,167 364,334 546,501 1,093,002 2,003,837 4,007,674 6,011,511 and 12,023,022, with no remainder.

Since 12,023,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,023,022, 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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