Q: Is 59,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,900 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 59900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 599 1,198 2,396 2,995 5,990 11,980 14,975 29,950 and 59,900, with no remainder.

Since 59,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,900, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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