Q: Is 12,042,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,042,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,042,004 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 12042004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 367 631 734 1,262 1,468 2,524 4,771 8,203 9,542 16,406 19,084 32,812 231,577 463,154 926,308 3,010,501 6,021,002 and 12,042,004, with no remainder.

Since 12,042,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,042,004, 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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