Q: Is 12,420,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,420,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,420,005 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 12420005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 109 545 1,417 1,753 7,085 8,765 22,789 113,945 191,077 955,385 2,484,001 and 12,420,005, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,005, 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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