Q: Is 12,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,958 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 12958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 31 38 62 209 341 418 589 682 1,178 6,479 and 12,958, with no remainder.

Since 12,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,958, it is not a prime number.


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