Q: Is 12,102,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,102,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,102,002 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 12102002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 23,917 47,834 263,087 526,174 550,091 1,100,182 6,051,001 and 12,102,002, with no remainder.

Since 12,102,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,102,002, 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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