Q: Is 11,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,988 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 11988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 74 81 108 111 148 162 222 324 333 444 666 999 1,332 1,998 2,997 3,996 5,994 and 11,988, with no remainder.

Since 11,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,988, it is not a prime number.


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