Q: Is 59,502 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,502 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 59502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 211 282 422 633 1,266 9,917 19,834 29,751 and 59,502, with no remainder.

Since 59,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,502, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,500	59,501	59,503	59,504
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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