Q: Is 6,985 a Prime Number?

A: No, 6,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,985 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 6985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 127 635 1,397 and 6,985, with no remainder.

Since 6,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,985, it is not a prime number.

Number	6,983	6,984	6,986	6,987
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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