Q: Is 59,596 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,596 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,596 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 59596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 94 188 317 634 1,268 14,899 29,798 and 59,596, with no remainder.

Since 59,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,596, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,594	59,595	59,597	59,598
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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