Q: Is 15,799 a Prime Number?
A: No, 15,799 is 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 15799 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 61 259 427 2,257 and 15,799, with no remainder.
Since 15,799 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,799, it is not a prime number.