Q: Is 59,968 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,968 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 59968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 937 1,874 3,748 7,496 14,992 29,984 and 59,968, with no remainder.

Since 59,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,968, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,966	59,967	59,969	59,970
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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