Q: Is 12,197,097 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,197,097 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,197,097 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 12197097 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 123,203 369,609 1,108,827 1,355,233 4,065,699 and 12,197,097, with no remainder.

Since 12,197,097 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,197,097, 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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