Q: Is 59,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,000 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 59000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 59 100 118 125 200 236 250 295 472 500 590 1,000 1,180 1,475 2,360 2,950 5,900 7,375 11,800 14,750 29,500 and 59,000, with no remainder.

Since 59,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,000, 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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