Q: Is 36,002,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,002,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,002,004 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 36002004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 239 478 717 956 1,434 2,868 12,553 25,106 37,659 50,212 75,318 150,636 3,000,167 6,000,334 9,000,501 12,000,668 18,001,002 and 36,002,004, with no remainder.

Since 36,002,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,002,004, 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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