Q: Is 5,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,950 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 5950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 25 34 35 50 70 85 119 170 175 238 350 425 595 850 1,190 2,975 and 5,950, with no remainder.

Since 5,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,950, 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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