Q: Is 5,973 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,973 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,973 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 5973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 181 543 1,991 and 5,973, with no remainder.

Since 5,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,973, it is not a prime number.


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