Q: Is 59,016 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,016 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 59016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2,459 4,918 7,377 9,836 14,754 19,672 29,508 and 59,016, with no remainder.

Since 59,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,016, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,014	59,015	59,017	59,018
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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