Q: Is 420,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,012 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 420012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 3,889 7,778 11,667 15,556 23,334 35,001 46,668 70,002 105,003 140,004 210,006 and 420,012, with no remainder.

Since 420,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,012, it is not a prime number.


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