Q: Is 12,104,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,104,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,104,008 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 12104008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 331 653 662 1,306 1,324 2,317 2,612 2,648 4,571 4,634 5,224 9,142 9,268 18,284 18,536 36,568 216,143 432,286 864,572 1,513,001 1,729,144 3,026,002 6,052,004 and 12,104,008, with no remainder.

Since 12,104,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,104,008, 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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