Q: Is 12,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,402 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 12402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 53 78 106 117 159 234 318 477 689 954 1,378 2,067 4,134 6,201 and 12,402, with no remainder.

Since 12,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,402, it is not a prime number.


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