Q: Is 12,790,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,790,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,790,012 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 12790012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 89 148 178 356 971 1,942 3,293 3,884 6,586 13,172 35,927 71,854 86,419 143,708 172,838 345,676 3,197,503 6,395,006 and 12,790,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,790,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,790,012, 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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