Q: Is 12,120,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,120,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,120,126 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 12120126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 71 138 142 213 426 1,237 1,633 2,474 3,266 3,711 4,899 7,422 9,798 28,451 56,902 85,353 87,827 170,706 175,654 263,481 526,962 2,020,021 4,040,042 6,060,063 and 12,120,126, with no remainder.

Since 12,120,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,120,126, 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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