Q: Is 59,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 59,987 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 59987 can be evenly divided by 1 223 269 and 59,987, with no remainder.
Since 59,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,987, it is not a prime number.