Q: Is 12,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,580 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 12580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 37 68 74 85 148 170 185 340 370 629 740 1,258 2,516 3,145 6,290 and 12,580, with no remainder.

Since 12,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,580, it is not a prime number.


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