Q: Is 12,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,280 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 12280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 307 614 1,228 1,535 2,456 3,070 6,140 and 12,280, with no remainder.

Since 12,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,280, 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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