Q: Is 12,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,252 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 12252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,021 2,042 3,063 4,084 6,126 and 12,252, with no remainder.

Since 12,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,252, it is not a prime number.


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