Q: Is 10,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,959 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 10959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 281 843 3,653 and 10,959, with no remainder.

Since 10,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,957	10,958	10,960	10,961
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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