Q: Is 212,000,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,000,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,000,012 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 212000012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 287 574 1,148 184,669 369,338 738,676 1,292,683 2,585,366 5,170,732 7,571,429 15,142,858 30,285,716 53,000,003 106,000,006 and 212,000,012, with no remainder.

Since 212,000,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,000,012, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 212,000,012:


Ask a Question