Q: Is 1,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,232 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 1232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 308 616 and 1,232, with no remainder.

Since 1,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232, it is not a prime number.


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