Q: Is 359,601 a Prime Number?

A: No, 359,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,601 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 359601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 641 1,923 7,051 10,897 21,153 32,691 119,867 and 359,601, with no remainder.

Since 359,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,601, it is not a prime number.

Number	359,599	359,600	359,602	359,603
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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