Q: Is 12,310,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,310,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,310,002 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 12310002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 311 622 733 933 1,466 1,866 2,199 2,799 4,398 5,598 6,597 8,397 13,194 16,794 19,791 39,582 227,963 455,926 683,889 1,367,778 2,051,667 4,103,334 6,155,001 and 12,310,002, with no remainder.

Since 12,310,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,310,002, 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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