Q: Is 121,231,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,231,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,231,212 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 121231212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 997 1,994 2,991 3,988 5,982 10,133 11,964 20,266 30,399 40,532 60,798 121,596 10,102,601 20,205,202 30,307,803 40,410,404 60,615,606 and 121,231,212, with no remainder.

Since 121,231,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,231,212, 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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