Q: Is 12,231,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,231,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,231,008 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 12231008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 311 622 1,229 1,244 2,458 2,488 4,916 4,976 9,832 9,952 19,664 39,328 382,219 764,438 1,528,876 3,057,752 6,115,504 and 12,231,008, with no remainder.

Since 12,231,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,231,008, 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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