Q: Is 5,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,985 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 5985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 19 21 35 45 57 63 95 105 133 171 285 315 399 665 855 1,197 1,995 and 5,985, with no remainder.

Since 5,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,985, it is not a prime number.


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