Q: Is 12,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,100 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 12100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 121 220 242 275 484 550 605 1,100 1,210 2,420 3,025 6,050 and 12,100, with no remainder.

Since 12,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,100, it is not a prime number.


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