Q: Is 12,859 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,859 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 12859 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 167 1,169 1,837 and 12,859, with no remainder.
Since 12,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,859, it is not a prime number.