Q: Is 12,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,960 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 12960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 162 180 216 240 270 288 324 360 405 432 480 540 648 720 810 864 1,080 1,296 1,440 1,620 2,160 2,592 3,240 4,320 6,480 and 12,960, with no remainder.

Since 12,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,960, it is not a prime number.


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