Q: Is 53,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 53,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 53,988 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 53988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 409 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 4,499 4,908 8,998 13,497 17,996 26,994 and 53,988, with no remainder.

Since 53,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,988, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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