Q: Is 12,432 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,432 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,432 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 12432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 168 222 259 296 336 444 518 592 777 888 1,036 1,554 1,776 2,072 3,108 4,144 6,216 and 12,432, with no remainder.

Since 12,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,432, 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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