Q: Is 12,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,474 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 12474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 81 99 126 154 162 189 198 231 297 378 462 567 594 693 891 1,134 1,386 1,782 2,079 4,158 6,237 and 12,474, with no remainder.

Since 12,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,474, 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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