Q: Is 59,172 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,172 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 59172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 4,931 9,862 14,793 19,724 29,586 and 59,172, with no remainder.

Since 59,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,172, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,170	59,171	59,173	59,174
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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