Q: Is 59,944 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,944 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 59944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 127 236 254 472 508 1,016 7,493 14,986 29,972 and 59,944, with no remainder.

Since 59,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,944, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,942	59,943	59,945	59,946
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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