Q: Is 12,420,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,420,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,420,120 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 12420120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 29 30 40 43 58 60 83 86 87 116 120 129 145 166 172 174 215 232 249 258 290 332 344 348 415 430 435 498 516 580 645 664 696 830 860 870 996 1,032 1,160 1,245 1,247 1,290 1,660 1,720 1,740 1,992 2,407 2,490 2,494 2,580 3,320 3,480 3,569 3,741 4,814 4,980 4,988 5,160 6,235 7,138 7,221 7,482 9,628 9,960 9,976 10,707 12,035 12,470 14,276 14,442 14,964 17,845 18,705 19,256 21,414 24,070 24,940 28,552 28,884 29,928 35,690 36,105 37,410 42,828 48,140 49,880 53,535 57,768 71,380 72,210 74,820 85,656 96,280 103,501 107,070 142,760 144,420 149,640 207,002 214,140 288,840 310,503 414,004 428,280 517,505 621,006 828,008 1,035,010 1,242,012 1,552,515 2,070,020 2,484,024 3,105,030 4,140,040 6,210,060 and 12,420,120, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,120, 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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