Q: Is 12,102,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,102,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,102,006 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 12102006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 86 129 258 301 602 903 1,806 6,701 13,402 20,103 40,206 46,907 93,814 140,721 281,442 288,143 576,286 864,429 1,728,858 2,017,001 4,034,002 6,051,003 and 12,102,006, with no remainder.

Since 12,102,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,102,006, 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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