Q: Is 59,223 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,223 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 59223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 1,039 3,117 19,741 and 59,223, with no remainder.

Since 59,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,223, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,221	59,222	59,224	59,225
Prime?	yes	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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