Q: Is 12,597 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,597 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 12597 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 17 19 39 51 57 221 247 323 663 741 969 4,199 and 12,597, with no remainder.
Since 12,597 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,597, it is not a prime number.