Q: Is 12,220,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,220,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,220,002 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 12220002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 35,731 71,462 107,193 214,386 321,579 643,158 678,889 1,357,778 2,036,667 4,073,334 6,110,001 and 12,220,002, with no remainder.

Since 12,220,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,220,002, 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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