Q: Is 5,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 5,996 is 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 5996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,499 2,998 and 5,996, with no remainder.
Since 5,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,996, it is not a prime number.