Q: Is 12,167,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,167,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,167,142 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 12167142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 389 401 778 802 1,167 1,203 2,334 2,406 5,057 5,213 10,114 10,426 15,171 15,639 30,342 31,278 155,989 311,978 467,967 935,934 2,027,857 4,055,714 6,083,571 and 12,167,142, with no remainder.

Since 12,167,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,167,142, 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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