Q: Is 12,042,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,042,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,042,012 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 12042012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 32,371 64,742 97,113 129,484 194,226 388,452 1,003,501 2,007,002 3,010,503 4,014,004 6,021,006 and 12,042,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,042,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,042,012, 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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