Q: Is 12,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,144 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 12144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 23 24 33 44 46 48 66 69 88 92 132 138 176 184 253 264 276 368 506 528 552 759 1,012 1,104 1,518 2,024 3,036 4,048 6,072 and 12,144, with no remainder.

Since 12,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,144, 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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