Q: Is 12,699 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,699 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,699 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 12699 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 83 153 249 747 1,411 4,233 and 12,699, with no remainder.

Since 12,699 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,699, it is not a prime number.


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