Q: Is 59,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 59,996 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 59996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 283 566 1,132 14,999 29,998 and 59,996, with no remainder.
Since 59,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,996, it is not a prime number.