Q: Is 12,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,496 is 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 12496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 71 88 142 176 284 568 781 1,136 1,562 3,124 6,248 and 12,496, with no remainder.
Since 12,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,496, it is not a prime number.