12 is even, that is 2 divides 12 so 12 cannot be prime.
12 is composite. (all even numbers greater than 2 are composite)
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12 is composite because it has more than 1 factor. All even numbers (except the number 2) are composite.
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It is composite.
1 is special 2 prime 3 prime 4 composite 5 prime 6 composite 7 prime 8 composite 9 composite 10 composite 11 prime 12 composite ext.
None. 12 is a composite and any number divisible by a composite is itself a composite.
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. 12 is composite.