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A composite number is a positive integer having at least one factor other than 1 and the number itself. -12 is not a positive integer.

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No, 12 is not a Prime number, but it is a composite number because it has factors other than 1 and itself. In this case, 12 can be evenly divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

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Yes 12 is a composite number. The prime factorization of 12 is 22 x3 which shows it is composite.

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yes

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