Q: Is 359,605 a Prime Number?

A: No, 359,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,605 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 359605 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 53 59 115 265 295 1,219 1,357 3,127 6,095 6,785 15,635 71,921 and 359,605, with no remainder.

Since 359,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,605, it is not a prime number.

Number	359,603	359,604	359,606	359,607
Prime?	no	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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