Q: Is 12,501 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,501 is 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 12501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 463 1,389 4,167 and 12,501, with no remainder.
Since 12,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,501, it is not a prime number.