Q: Is 59,857 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,857 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,857 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 59857 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 503 3,521 8,551 and 59,857, with no remainder.

Since 59,857 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,857, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,855	59,856	59,858	59,859
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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