Q: Is 51,997 a Prime Number?
A: No, 51,997 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 51997 can be evenly divided by 1 11 29 163 319 1,793 4,727 and 51,997, with no remainder.
Since 51,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,997, it is not a prime number.