Q: Is 12,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,024 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 12024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 167 334 501 668 1,002 1,336 1,503 2,004 3,006 4,008 6,012 and 12,024, with no remainder.

Since 12,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,024, it is not a prime number.


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