Q: Is 12,321,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,321,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,321,005 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 12321005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 43 85 215 731 3,371 3,655 16,855 57,307 144,953 286,535 724,765 2,464,201 and 12,321,005, with no remainder.

Since 12,321,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,321,005, 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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