Q: Is 12,231,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,231,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,231,012 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 12231012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,019,251 2,038,502 3,057,753 4,077,004 6,115,506 and 12,231,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,231,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,231,012, 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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