Q: Is 12,180 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,180 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,180 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 12180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 29 30 35 42 58 60 70 84 87 105 116 140 145 174 203 210 290 348 406 420 435 580 609 812 870 1,015 1,218 1,740 2,030 2,436 3,045 4,060 6,090 and 12,180, with no remainder.

Since 12,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,180, 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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