Q: Is 12,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,200 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 12200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 61 100 122 200 244 305 488 610 1,220 1,525 2,440 3,050 6,100 and 12,200, with no remainder.

Since 12,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,200, it is not a prime number.


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