Q: Is 12,042,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,042,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,042,020 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 12042020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 16,273 32,546 65,092 81,365 162,730 325,460 602,101 1,204,202 2,408,404 3,010,505 6,021,010 and 12,042,020, with no remainder.

Since 12,042,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,042,020, 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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