Q: Is 3,012 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,012 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 3012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 251 502 753 1,004 1,506 and 3,012, with no remainder.

Since 3,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,012, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,010	3,011	3,013	3,014
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

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

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