Q: Is 12,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,000 is 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 12000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,400 3,000 4,000 6,000 and 12,000, with no remainder.
Since 12,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,000, it is not a prime number.