Q: Is 12,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,320 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 12320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 80 88 110 112 140 154 160 176 220 224 280 308 352 385 440 560 616 770 880 1,120 1,232 1,540 1,760 2,464 3,080 6,160 and 12,320, with no remainder.

Since 12,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,320, 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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