Q: Is 12,564 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,564 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,564 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 12564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 349 698 1,047 1,396 2,094 3,141 4,188 6,282 and 12,564, with no remainder.

Since 12,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,564, it is not a prime number.


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