Q: Is 5,998 a Prime Number?

A: No, 5,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,998 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 5998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 2,999 and 5,998, with no remainder.

Since 5,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,998, it is not a prime number.

Number	5,996	5,997	5,999	6,000
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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