Q: Is 12,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,948 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 12948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 83 156 166 249 332 498 996 1,079 2,158 3,237 4,316 6,474 and 12,948, with no remainder.

Since 12,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,948, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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