Q: Is 59,983 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,983 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,983 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 59983 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 19 41 77 133 209 287 451 779 1,463 3,157 5,453 8,569 and 59,983, with no remainder.

Since 59,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,983, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,981	59,982	59,984	59,985
Prime?	yes	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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