Q: Is 12,918,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,918,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,918,003 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 12918003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 107 321 749 2,247 5,749 17,247 40,243 120,729 615,143 1,845,429 4,306,001 and 12,918,003, with no remainder.

Since 12,918,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,918,003, 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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