Q: Is 12,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,879 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 12879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 81 159 243 477 1,431 4,293 and 12,879, with no remainder.
Since 12,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,879, it is not a prime number.