Q: Is 12,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,542 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 12542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 6,271 and 12,542, with no remainder.
Since 12,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,542, it is not a prime number.