Q: Is 5,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,974 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 5974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 103 206 2,987 and 5,974, with no remainder.

Since 5,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,974, it is not a prime number.


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