Q: Is 12,167,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,167,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,167,502 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 12167502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 277 554 831 1,662 7,321 14,642 21,963 43,926 2,027,917 4,055,834 6,083,751 and 12,167,502, with no remainder.

Since 12,167,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,167,502, 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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