Q: Is 12,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,138 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 12138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 238 289 357 578 714 867 1,734 2,023 4,046 6,069 and 12,138, with no remainder.

Since 12,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,138, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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