Q: Is 59,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,496 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 59496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 67 74 111 134 148 201 222 268 296 402 444 536 804 888 1,608 2,479 4,958 7,437 9,916 14,874 19,832 29,748 and 59,496, with no remainder.

Since 59,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,496, it is not a prime number.


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