Q: Is 12,279 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,279 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 12279 can be evenly divided by 1 3 4,093 and 12,279, with no remainder.
Since 12,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,279, it is not a prime number.