Q: Is 12,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,298 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 12298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 43 86 143 286 473 559 946 1,118 6,149 and 12,298, with no remainder.

Since 12,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,298, 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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