Q: Is 12,523 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,523 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 12523 can be evenly divided by 1 7 1,789 and 12,523, with no remainder.
Since 12,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,523, it is not a prime number.