Q: Is 5,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,980 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 5980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 26 46 52 65 92 115 130 230 260 299 460 598 1,196 1,495 2,990 and 5,980, with no remainder.

Since 5,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,980, it is not a prime number.


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