Q: Is 12,500,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,500,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,500,001 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 12500001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 154,321 462,963 1,388,889 4,166,667 and 12,500,001, with no remainder.

Since 12,500,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,500,001, it is not a prime number.


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