Q: Is 12,088,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,088,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,088,962 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 12088962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 671,609 1,343,218 2,014,827 4,029,654 6,044,481 and 12,088,962, with no remainder.

Since 12,088,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,088,962, 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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