Q: Is 12,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,488 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 12488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 223 446 892 1,561 1,784 3,122 6,244 and 12,488, with no remainder.

Since 12,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,488, it is not a prime number.


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