Q: Is 359,839 a Prime Number?

A: No, 359,839 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,839 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 359839 can be evenly divided by 1 17 61 347 1,037 5,899 21,167 and 359,839, with no remainder.

Since 359,839 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,839, it is not a prime number.

Number	359,837	359,838	359,840	359,841
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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