Q: Is 12,173 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,173 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 12173 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 47 259 329 1,739 and 12,173, with no remainder.
Since 12,173 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,173, it is not a prime number.